Nigerian Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis of Ibo Culture in Things Fall Apart (613 words, 2 pages)

Ibo Culture as Seen in "Things Fall Apart"In Ibo Culture, a sense of tradition was highly significant. The Ibo people would carry out the various traditions that had been passed down from their ancestors centuries ago in their everyday lives. These traditions or customs that came in the form of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Biafran War of Independence in Half a Yellow Sun by Ngozi Adichie (664 words, 3 pages)

P.2Half of a Yellow SunIn Half a Yellow Sun, Adichie tells the story of the Biafran War of Independence through the experiences of five characters. The choice of these five characters seems perfect, but only two does she catch the relationship more vividly Olanna and Odenigb. Olanna describes their first ... Read More

An Analysis of the Languages in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (507 words, 2 pages)

In West Africa alone, 2000 languages uniquely embedded themselves into its soil. Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, shapes his native tongue into a work urgency that portrays the voice of Africa that had been silenced throughout the decades. Because the colonialists fail to seize the importance of ... Read More

A Comparison of Okonkwo and Obierika in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1055 words, 4 pages)

I Am Who I Am Okonkwo and ObierikaObierika and Okonkwo are exact opposites to one another in the story, which is whyChinua Achebe presents Obierika as a foil to Okonkwo in order to generate new perspectives concerning the clans internal struggle. However, as these proud men slowly experience the deterioration ... Read More

The Symbolism of Okonkwo’s Death in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (325 words, 1 pages)

The concluding sentence of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is one that defines the major characters in the story. Okonkwos death symbolized the falling apart of the village, not widespread peace, a form of pacification. Pacification is what the man did the exact opposite of when he arrived with ... Read More

A Comparison of Colonialism in On Seeing England for the First Time by Jamaica Kincaid and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1284 words, 4 pages)

Ever since the beginning of our existence as Homo sapiens, there has been an instinct within ourselves to conquer and hold power over what the conqueror believes to be lesser people. Colonialism is the occupation of a foreign people through the means of military, economy, or any other controlling means. ... Read More

A Comparison of the Rise and Fall of Okonkwo from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (889 words, 3 pages)

Aristotle defines a tragic hero as someone of noble status with a fatal flaw that ultimately is the cause their downfall, much of the time leading to a self realization. Okonkwo and Anakin Skywalker both fit this definition very well. Okonkwo was born to a lazy, underachieving father and Anakin ... Read More

An Overview of Okonkwno’s Life in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (949 words, 3 pages)

One of the major driving forces in Okonkwos life in Things Fall Apart is to avoid being like his father, Unoka. Yet despite this lack of respect between the father and his son, Unoka does give Okonkwo a valuable piece of advice after Okonkwos first, unsuccessful harvest when he says, ... Read More

An Overview of the Hybridity and the Cross-Cultural Exchange in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1264 words, 5 pages)

Introduction Things Fall Apartis a post-colonial novel written byNigerianauthorAchebe. It is a great example of post colonial literature. This novel shows the scene before missionaries came and the effect of the Christian missionaries on the Igbo society. In the novel ambivalence, hybridity can be found. And how the Christian missionaries ... Read More

An Analysis of Okeke’s Isolation in “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Achebe (1063 words, 3 pages)

Marriage is a Private Affair Narrative EssayMarriage is a Private Affair talks about Okekes isolation after his son did not marry the woman he thought would be a qualified wife. After a verbal argument where the son, Nnaemeka, says that Nene is the only woman that he would marry, Okeke ... Read More

The Character of Jonathan in Chinua Achebe’s Short Story Civil Peace (579 words, 3 pages)

The story the Civil Peace, written by Chinua Achebe is about the main character Jonathan, his wife and three children. Jonathan has survived the Nigerian war along with his wife and three out of his four children, who are now trying to put their life back together after the terrible ... Read More

The Tragedy of Colonization in Things Fall Apart, a Book by Chinua Achebe (1479 words, 5 pages)

Word Count 1412 Chinua AchebestChinua Achebe an African scholar born in 1930 is a well recognized author who has written many books which have won prestigious awards. Achebe is praised by many critics for his ability to combine history and fiction. In his most famous book Things Fall Apart Achebe ... Read More

The Description of Okwonko as the Tragic Hero in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” (1210 words, 5 pages)

Heroic DownfallOkonkwo as Tragic Hero in Things Fall Apart is evidenced by some certain traits that make him undesirable. A man of high hierarchical status and authority couldnt make do, because tragic things were holding him back. Throughout Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo exemplifies a tragic hero through his inability to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of Christianity in the Collonization of Africa in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (979 words, 4 pages)

In 1902 the Berlin Conference addresses the way European colonies can go about colonizing Africa. Chinua Achebes novel, Things Fall Apart, follows a man through the colonization of his clan. Throughout the novel there are specific references to how the European powers were able to take over. The main cause ... Read More

The Multiple Postcolonial Themes Found in Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (3423 words, 10 pages)

In conducting an analysis of the two postcolonial works Annie John byJamaica Kincaid and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe there are multiplepostcolonial themes present in both of these works. The primary focus ofthis paper will be to examine the way in which the course themes ofreligion, marriage, and education ... Read More

The Significance of the Culture of the Ibo Tribe in the Novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (781 words, 3 pages)

Many things in life stand in a fragile balance, hanging onto existence by a tiny thread. Such is not the case in Chinua Achebes novel, Things Fall Apart. The culture of the Ibo tribe is deeply significant in all the daily activities of the people. Yet, after Christian missionaries come ... Read More

The Portrayal of Pre-Colonial Culture of the Ibo in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” (702 words, 1 pages)

I really enjoyed reading the book Things Fall Apart. Achebe did an excellent job of portraying the pre-colonial culture of the Ibo. This book was not only educational, but entertaining as well. His ability to focus mainly on one individual and still show the complexity of the entire clans beliefs ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1441 words, 2 pages)

Turning and turning in the widening gyreThe falcon cannot hear the falconerThings fall apart the center cannot holdMere anarchy is loosed upon the world.-W. B. Yeats, "The Second Coming"It is from this excerpt of the Yeats' poem that Chinua Achebe chose the title of his novel, Things Fall Apart. The ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effects of White Missionaries in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1773 words, 2 pages)

In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, we see the effect the white missionaries had on an African tribe and the antihero Okonkwo. The main character Okonkwo is a tragic hero. Achebe depicts Okonkwo as a Shakespearean hero with a tragic flaw, that tragic flaw is the fact ... Read More

An Analysis of Ancient Culture and Traditions Being Erased as Modern Influence Comes Along in “Things Fall Apart” (1056 words, 2 pages)

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 Okonkwos village, Umuofia, and its struggle to hold on to its cultural tradition while facing colonialism from the ... Read More

The Description of Nigerian People’s Struggles in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” (823 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe is a very dramatic book which shows direct examples of how the white man did not necessarily benefit native lands as much as they believed. This book shows the struggles of the Nigerian people that were brought on by the British colonization. When the ... Read More

The Society of Male Control in Chinua Achebe’s Novel “Things Fall Apart” (905 words, 1 pages)

The world in Chinua Achedes novel, Things Fall Apart, was a society in which males had control of everything, and the women had control of nothing. As wives, women were seen as property, rather than as partners to be loved and cherished. The men of the Ibo tribe usually married ... Read More

Colonialism in Africa in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (2393 words, 5 pages)

Achebe, Chinua. 1992. Things Fall Apart. New Jersey Everyman's Library.This is a gripping novel about the problem of European colonialism in Africa. The story relates the cultural collision that occurs when Christian English missionaries arrive among the Ibos of Nigeria, bringing along their European ways of life and religion. Angelou, ... Read More

An Analysis of Aristotle’s Six Essential Elements of a Tragic Plot in Sophocles’ Oedipus and Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (2210 words, 3 pages)

Almost 2500 years ago Aristotle defined a tragic plot as one containing six essential elements. The first is a hero (sympatheia) who is noble by birth or has risen to a place of power. The hero should also be of good character. Aristotle stated in The Poetics, This is the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Works by Chinua Achebe One of the Most Influental Writers (1511 words, 3 pages)

Chinua AchebeChinua Achebe is said to be one of the most influential writers of the century not only in Nigeria, his homeland but also throughout the world (Albany). Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria on November 16, 1930. He was born a son of a Chrisitan Churchman, Isaiah Okafo ... Read More

The Role of Masculinity in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1166 words, 2 pages)

Kellyn GemmaMs. Lewis Gemma 1Honors English Per. 631 May, 2001The Effects that Masculinity Plays in Things Fall ApartThe novel, Things Fall Apart, takes place in the late 1800s. It is set in a small tribal community called Umuofia, which is located in southeastern Nigeria. During this time, there was a ... Read More

Inequality in Women in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1175 words, 2 pages)

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, women of the Ibo tribe are terribly mistreated, and viewed as weak and receive little or no respect outside of their role as a mother. Tradition dictates their role in life. These women are courageous and obedient. These women are nurturers above all ... Read More

The Destruction of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1147 words, 2 pages)

English 2011CPaper ISocietys Destruction of OkonkwoThat year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and rotting yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself. Okonkwo remembered that tragic year with a cold shiver throughout the ... Read More

An Analysis of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1440 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, analyzes the destruction of African culture by the appearance of the white man in terms of the destruction of the bonds between individuals and their society. In the novel Okonkwo is a defiant figure that resists the attempts of the white colonizers to impose ... Read More

An Analysis of Things Fall Apart, a Novel by Chinua Achebe (263 words, 1 pages)

In Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart, it is immediately evident to the reader that Okonkwo, the hero of the story, is obsessed with manliness. His concern manifests itself in almost every chapter. The story begins with an account of his success as a wrestler - a "manly" competition - ... Read More

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