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    Things Fall Apart Fear

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    Ross Mosier Writing and Literature 1020 Mrs. Wiarda 3-29-17 Things Fall Apart Literary Response The novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ by Chinua Achebe encompases multiple different themes. The one idea that is emphasized throughout though is the theme of fear and its role in the decisions life presents. Almost every character in the novel exhibits fear in response to a circumstance. This theme of fear is first shown to the reader at the very beginning of the novel when Okonkwo is introduced and it resurfaces

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    The first line I had taken note of while reading Edgar Allen Poe’s "The Fall of the House of Usher" was‚ "I was aware‚ however‚ that his very ancient family had been noted‚ time out of mind‚ for a peculiar sensibility of temperament‚ displaying itself‚ through long ages‚ in many works of exalted art‚ and manifested‚ of late‚ in repeated deeds of munificent yet unobtrusive charity‚ as well as in a passionate devotion to the intricacies‚ perhaps even more than to the orthodox and easily recognizable

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    According to Chinua Achebe in the book “Things Fall Apart”‚ African proverbs are described by the Igbo people as ”the palm oil with which words are eaten.” In this culture‚ palm oil is a symbol of tradition and is commonly served at respected greetings and special events. When relating palm oil to proverbs‚ it shows that they too symbolize the same traditions and used for special circumstance to speak with great importance. Throughout “Things Fall Apart” various proverbs are used to teach the cause

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    Things Fall Apart “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe‚ features many cultures that the Ibo people practice. The Ibo people are a clan in a Nigerian village called Umuofia. The Ibo clan practices common tribal traditions like the worship of gods‚ sacrifice‚ communal living‚ marriage‚ war‚ and magic. Religion in the Umuofian society was very important and distinct‚ they have different ways of practicing it‚ and it is influenced and compared to the Christian religion practiced by the European missionaries

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    After reading the end of Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart‚ I had sympathy for the main character of the story; Okonkwo‚ who represents the vulnerability of a tribe by the coming of the Europeans and their Christianity rules‚ and the abuse of power and violence that the officials in the jail used to dehumanize the leaders of Umofia in the last chapters on the novel. An unexpected ending of the novel took me by surprise‚ I believe Okonkwo is a victim from his own destiny and the circumstances

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    Things Fall Apart Culture

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    The Culture in Things Fall Apart The tragic story that unfolds in Things fall Apart ‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ is about a strong and power man named Okonkwo who lived in Nigeria. Although Okonkwo was one of the main leaders in the tribe of Umuofia‚ his whole life was driven by his constant fear of becoming like his dad. Because of this‚ he went out of his way to be the complete opposite of his father. Later on in the story‚ Okonkwo accidentally killed a boy and his town exiled him to his mother’s homeland

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    the word house is a sound but also represents the physical object of a house. In regards to symbolism it can be used for really anything. Symbolism can transform any word to the point that it has a stronger meaning behind it. In the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher” Edgar Allan Poe is able to incorporate a lot of symbolism. Poe uses symbolic imagery to portray Usher’s mansion and the houses’ surroundings‚to reflect upon Usher’s physical declining health and his progressive decaying family

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    Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is a story based on the traditional beliefs and customs of the Ibo tribe. Achebe portrays a realistic view of Africans‚ particularly the Ibo tribe‚ which opposes the view that a reader may have formed after reading other works‚ such as Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Although Achebe describes the fact that the tribe does not primarily consist of savages‚ the reader still needs to keep an open mind about the ideas that are presented. The reader may at first be

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    culture is evolution. The practice of culture is adaptation.”(Kevin Chau) Upon the clash of two cultures typically one must adapt to survive else be consumed by the opposing culture. In Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe suggests that when cultures collide with a lack of empathy for each other things will indeed fall apart shown by the British missionaries and the Ibo people in the novel‚ along with violence in Nigeria today‚ however the collision of cultures can also be deemed a positive thing shown by

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    countries suffer from colonialism as a result of other countries for the sole reason that they have different characteristics. The world contains quite a diverse array of cultures‚ all of which are different from each other in various ways. In Things Fall Apart‚ the author Chinua Achebe tells of the cultural practices of the Igbo people to show that even though a culture may have different ideals another‚ the people can sustain themselves with an equal ability. Achebe uses the Igbo’s way of punishment

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