Essays on Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart commences with Okonkwo occupying a deeply esteemed/respected position in the clan of Umuofia. Okonkwo’s fellow villagers find themselves regarding him with respect due to the fact that his status was acquired solely through personal effort. As a result of being raised by…

In ‘Things Fall Apart’ and ‘Heart of Darkness’ discuss the impact on culture of colonialist rule European nations implemented and spread their forms of government, religion and culture to the countries that they had colonised such as the Igbo tribe in Nigeria and the Fang…

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. In the story I think that Okonkwo is a hero because he killed himself, but even then no matter how hard things get…

Rationale We have read the novel Things Fall Apart and the poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in class which is a a part of Part 4: language and literature course. I have selected Things Fall Apart as the primary source for my task…

The Author and His Times: The author of the book Things Fall Apart is Chinua Achebe, and he was born on November 16, 1930 and died on March 21, 2013. Chinua has a unique perspective on the book because he is from Nigeria, the central…