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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...

not take no for an answer when he still a respected man. For example, when Nwoyes mother asks whether or not Ikemefuna will be sta...

it we see the power of life and death in the novel and the people. However, Okonkwo did take part in the death and was warned that...

men who are "warriors", who have won distinction on the battlefield. Achebe comments that "in Umuofia...men were bold and warlike"...

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

This paper contrasts and compares the tragic flaws of Achebe and Sophocles' protagonists in 5 pages. There are no other sources l...

This research paper contrasts and compares how shame is used in these African novels in ten pages. Four sources are cited in the ...

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...

In five pages this paper discusses how the novel represents the social change theories of Bronislaw Malinowski. There are 4 sourc...

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...

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...

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 ...

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

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

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 a paper consisting of five pages an assessment regarding Okonkwo's responsibility for his own tragedy is discussed through an e...

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

his titles. He is part of the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in order...

News Service). Even that consideration, however, is worthy of additional introspect in regard to the intended cultural meaning of...

is himself a figure that is somewhat alien to the experiences of many Westerners in the sense that he has "earned" three wives thr...

"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 ...

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...

a most honorable system, and one that idealistically we as westerners claim that we choose to emulate. It is a historical fact t...