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Essays 61 - 90
and his titles. He is part of the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in o...
out of his clan like a fish onto a dry sandy beach, panting" (Achebe 92). In other words, the women would reiterate what the prove...
In five pages this paper examines the problems and challenges associated with women's roles within the context of Achebe's novel. ...
This research paper contrasts and compares how shame is used in these African novels in ten pages. Four sources are cited in the ...
In six pages this paper discusses the impact of prejudice and pride upon Nigeria's Ibo village in this analysis of the dialogue an...
the end. What the story explains is that when a man leaves his community and the community changes while the man does not, the two...
of it was wiped out during the 1800s and 1900s. Things Fall Apart is the story of Okonkwo, an ambitious...
men who are "warriors", who have won distinction on the battlefield. Achebe comments that "in Umuofia...men were bold and warlike"...
when confronted with the greater complexities presented by European colonization and influence. Through the eyes of this storys c...
of hot yam which its mother puts in its palm" (Achebe 47). In other words, Achebe portrayal of African culture has more nuance t...
In a paper consisting of 5 pages the topic of education is examined within the context of Achebe's novel. There are 3 sources cit...
In 5 pages this paper presents a character analysis of Okonkwo featured in Chinua Achebe's novel in terms of how the Ibo culture i...
This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...
In 5 pages this paper discusses the moral lessons a reader can learn by reading this classic Nigerian novel. There are no other s...
In a paper containing six pages the protagonist's inability to handle the dissolution of his beloved Ibo culture after the takeove...
In a paper containing three pages the postcolonial turmoil existing between Europe and Africa is the focus of this paper in which ...
She follows the traditions and the culture in order to adhere to rules that might save her strength and her health. She does not c...
character. At the same time, however, Nwoye entered into this other faith, that of Christianity, because he was angry at his fat...
Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart is in many ways both an indictment of colonial England's arrogance and ignorance about African c...
with this great solitude" (73). Kurtz allows all of his most primitive desires to run rampant. The experience of being away from a...
man and religion, which changes the society. Through all of these events and conditions we are witness to incredible change, most ...
and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...
In 5 pages this paper considers how the authors portray society and the individual in the character of Janie Crawford in Zora Neal...
In five pages this paper discusses how the nation state has cursed Africa in a consideration of Basil Davidson's Black Man's Burde...
a most honorable system, and one that idealistically we as westerners claim that we choose to emulate. It is a historical fact t...
commanding warrior, whose exploits had become legendary among the Igbo villagers. Unfortunately, Okonkwo was more successful on...
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The pot fell and broke in the sand. He heard Ikemefuna cry, My father, they have killed me! as he ran towards him. Dazed with fear...
"earth cannot punish me for obeying her messenger (i.e., the shaman)-A childs fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which ...
Okonkwos, as seen in the words of another author who notes, "The labour of colonial peoples was exploited on plantations and in mi...