Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe tells two different stories at the same time. One is of Okonkwo, the villager whose rise to power is halted because of all of his misfortunes. The other is of Okonkwo’s village, Umuofia, and its struggle to hold on the cultural tradition while facing colonialism from the west. Things Fall Apart is a story about personal beliefs and customs, and a story about conflict. There is struggle between family, culture, and the religion of the Ibo, which is all brought on by a difference in personal beliefs and customs of the Ibo and the British. We see how things fall apart when these beliefs and customs are confronted by those of the white missionaries. Chinua Achebe is a product of both African and European cultures. This has a great effect on the telling of the story. In Things Fall Apart, we see a conflict early in the novel between Okonkwo and his father, Unoka. Okonkwo thought of his father as a failure. Okonkwo did not take anything from his father starting the real world with nothing. Okonkwo’s goal in life is to obtain great wealth and to have many wives and children. The people
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Approximate Word count = 1657
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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