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power in many ways. The more titles the greater the power. And, in a social perspective as it involves the government system, this...

the traditional society to fall apart," observes G.D. Killam. "Okonkwo is unable to adopt to the changes that accompany colonialis...

with this great solitude" (73). Kurtz allows all of his most primitive desires to run rampant. The experience of being away from a...

could have begotten a son like Nwoye, degenerate and effeminate(Achebe 143). In fact, the barbaric way in which the women are bea...

different from most modern Western cultures. Their way of life worked for them and was ultimately destroyed with the colonists. Wi...

In a paper consisting of 5 pages Achebe's classic novel is considered in terms of the individual and community interrelationship a...

In six pages this paper examines the impact Westernization had on Africa as portrayed in these novels by Nigerian author Chinua Ac...

In six pages this essay discusses how women's positioning in Umuofian society reveals much about its culture as represented in Ach...

the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in order to maintain a balance in ...

beyond the fact that the English essentially control them and find a level of peace somehow. But, in the end it seems that each ch...

This act served a dual significance - it ended Okonkwos life and anguish, and it was a parting shot to the Christianity that had t...

him. He is a man who holds to the laws of his people, he is strong and courageous, and he is fairly well defined. But events take ...

change, most notably the changes that take place in relationship to a leading member of the old tradition, Okonkwo. Okonkwo is ...

of language, but a commonality of viewpoint and a commonality of assumption. This brings up the question of the extent to which ...

This essay consisting of four pages considers how the protagonist satisfies the tragic hero criteria as defined by Aristotle offer...

5 pages No outside sources cited. This paper relates the nature of Achebe's character Okonkwo, who demonstrates distinctly aggres...

In five pages this paper examines the conflict associated with social change is examined in a comparative analysis of these texts....

In this essay consisting of two pages the writer presents the argument that Okonkwo's failure to conform to society in all matters...

the point of view of many minor characters, one of which is Nwoye, Okonkwos son. In many ways, Nwoyes story contributes to the no...

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is in many ways both an indictment of colonial England's arrogance and ignorance about African c...

In 9 pages this paper discusses Achebe's novel as it relates to African social and political theory considered in The Dual Mandate...

In five pages Achebe's novel is examined within the context of its representation of social heroism. Two sources are cited in the...

In seven pages the ways in which Okonkwo is unable to comprehend the changes to his life in terms of the transformation of his vil...

when confronted with the greater complexities presented by European colonization and influence. Through the eyes of this storys c...

In a paper that contains 5 pages the ways in which these themes manifest themselves in the characterizations of Okonkwo, Nwoye, an...

5 pages 0 outside sources. This paper relates the major themes in Desai's Clear Light of Day and Achebe's Things Fall Apart. Thi...

In eight pages this argumentative essay considers how it was the ways in which the abuse of power defined Ibo society that prevent...

In 8 pages this paper analyzes the novel in terms of postcolonialism and individual culpability. There are 4 sources cited in the...

This classic novel is examined from a cultural perspective in a paper consisting of 5 pages that asserts the downfall of Okonkwo a...

In a paper containing three pages the postcolonial turmoil existing between Europe and Africa is the focus of this paper in which ...