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

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Obsessing Manliness in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (891 words, 2 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

A Character Analysis of Okonkwo and His Tragic Flaw in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (517 words, 1 pages)

Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" presents its readers with an African tribe and its culture. Okonkwo, a well-respected member of the tribe, has some very interesting attributes. Specifically, he has an undying desire to be manly at all times complimented by a deeply rooted fear of being thought of as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effects of Colonialism on the Igbo Society in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (470 words, 1 pages)

Analyze the effects of colonialism in Things Fall Apart.In the novel, Things Fall Apart, the effects of colonialism were extremely evident in the Igbo society. As the white Englanders moved into the natives land, their cultural values changed. Examples of these changes were evident in all aspects of the Igbo ... Read More

The Reasons for Okonokwa’s Downfall in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (448 words, 1 pages)

Reason for Okonokwa's downfall in Things Fall ApartThe novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe has long been seen as a response to Christian colonial literature, which presents the African as a barbaric dark image. It is therefore ponder some that Achebe would choose to shed light on Africa by ... Read More

An Analysis of African Society Life in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1573 words, 5 pages)

In the book Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe is trying to give an explanation ofwhat it is like to live in an African society. The story is about a man named Okonkwowho is a member of the Ibo tribe. Achebe is telling the story of Okonkwo from hischildhood till his ... Read More

A Comparison of Cultural Traditions in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (825 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart An EvaluationIn Things Fall Apart, 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 ... Read More

A Comparison of Chinua Chebe’s Things Fall Apart and Keith Richburg’s Out of America (2698 words, 4 pages)

Comparative Book AnalysisThings Fall Apart and Out of America"For every complex problem there is an easy answer and it is always wrong" (H.L. Mencken). These wise words accurately sum up the outcome of the life of the main characters in the books Things Fall Apart and Out of America. Both ... Read More

The Description of the Ibo Women in Chinua Achebe’s Book “Things Fall Apart” (623 words, 3 pages)

Women in the Ibo SocietyIn Things Fall Apart, the Ibo women were perceived as being weak. Theyreceived little or no respect in the Ibo society and were harshly abused. Perhaps, traditionand religion established their role in this type of society. In the story, Okonkwo had threewives. He mandated them around ... Read More

Colonization in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (524 words, 1 pages)

Things fall apart All the cultures in a bigger or smaller grade had always been under the possibility of colonization. Even today where there is a greater control and knowledge about the territories we still see some powerful country trying to colonize other. In the book by Chinua Achebe "Things ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Things Fall Apart and My Husband’s Nine Wives (616 words, 1 pages)

Journal 4 AfricaWe have been recently studying the country of Africa and one aspect that I have found rather interesting is how commonly polygamous marriages are practiced there. We were able to understand these situations in better detail from studying Things Fall Apart and reading about Okonkwos many wives and ... Read More

The Tragedy in Being a Hero in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1180 words, 5 pages)

The tragic hero demonstrates great dedication and sacrifice as well as standing as a symbol of goodness and justice. His acts of courage andstrength are however no match for his tragic flaw, which eventually lead tohis downfall. In Chinua Achebes novel Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo themain character of the story ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Review of Things Fall Apart (1169 words, 3 pages)

Things Fall Apart Reading ReviewTitle of Work Things Fall ApartCountryCulture AfricanLiterary Period ClassicalGenre NovelAuthor Chinua AchebeAuthorial Information Chinua Achebe was born and grew up in the Ibo village of Ogidi when Nigeria was still a British colony. Although Achebe won a scholarship to study medicine, his love of literature and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Things Fall Apart (2055 words, 4 pages)

ESSAY ON "THINGS FALL APART""Things fall apart" tells a story of an African tribe and it's cultures. It tells the story of the life of a man by the name of Okonkwo, by his lifelong friend, Obierika. Okonkwo, a well-respected member of his village, had an undying desire to be ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel Things Fall Apart (1441 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart is a story about personal beliefs and customs and also a story about conflict. There is struggle between family, culture, and religion of the Ibo people which is all brought on by a difference in personal beliefs and customs. There are the strong opinions of the main ... Read More

The Role of Women in Pre-Colonial Africa in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” (805 words, 1 pages)

In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, there are some dominant explanations of the roles of women in pre-colonial Africa. Women also have heavy influence in the society of the Ibo. Okonkwo, the main character, has deep seeded issues about being so macho that there is nothing effeminate ... Read More

The Roles of Umuofian Women in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (921 words, 3 pages)

"It is the woman whose child has been eaten by a witch who best knows the evils of witchcraft." That simple saying can best relate to the experience of women in the Umuofian society. A person cannot truly hope to understand how things work unless he or she was there ... Read More

The Strong Side of Okonkwo and the Influence of the Name on the Reader Audience (543 words, 1 pages)

Strong, dominant, proud, competitive, successful, well respected, quick to pounce on anyone, impatient with unsuccessful men, afraid of being like his father these words describe Okonkwo. Okonkwo is presented as straight forward as possible. In Fact, his name is the first word you see in the book. It is quickly ... Read More

An Analysis of A Woman Facing Sexism in Her Culture That Looks Down on Women in “Second Class Citizen” by Buchi Emecheta (1475 words, 6 pages)

Part IIn the novel, Second Class Citizen, the main character, Adah, is a strong, Nigerianwomen who faces sexism from within her own culture since she was born. She explains,She was a girl who had arrived when everyone was expecting and predicting a boy...She was so insignificant (Emecheta 7). In the ... Read More

An Analysis of Traditional African Society in Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe (1269 words, 2 pages)

In the book Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe is trying to give an explanation of what it is like to live in an African society. The story is about a man named Okonkwo is a member of the Ibo tribe. Achebe is telling the story of Okonkwo from his childhood ... Read More

The Difference of the Ibo Culture and Christianity in Things Fall Apart (1023 words, 2 pages)

Chinua Achebe wrote the novel, Things Fall Apart, which is a great piece of African literature that deals with the Ibo culture, society, and history. One place where the Ibo religion is practiced is in the village of Umuofia in Africa, where the story takes place. On the other hand, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Things That Fall Apart and Okonkwo (1552 words, 3 pages)

Things Fall ApartA. Give a short summary of the book in which you tell- where and when the story takes place- who the major characters are (protagonists antagonists)Things fall apart, is the story of an Ibo village- Umuofia , which takes place in the late 1800s. Things Fall Apart analyzes ... Read More

The Pre-Colonial Culture of the Ibo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (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

The Story About a Nigerian Family in the Book “The Bride Price” (410 words, 1 pages)

The Bride PriceThis book was a story about a Nigerian family and the tradition of the bride price. Part of the story takes place in Lagos where Aku-nna, the protagonist, grew up. After her father dies she is forced to move to Ibuza to live with her father's brother in ... Read More

A Review of Chinua Achebe’s Book “Thing Fall Apart” (521 words, 1 pages)

All the cultures in a bigger or smaller grade had always been under the possibility of colonization. Even today where there is a greater control and knowledge about the territories we still see some powerful country trying to colonize other. In the book by Chinua Achebe "Things Fall Apart" we ... Read More

The Theme of Balance in Yeats’ Poem “Things Fall Apart” (1150 words, 2 pages)

I believe that the title Things Fall Apart refers to the fact that without proper balance, things do fall apart. The notion of balance in the novel is an important theme throughout the book. Beginning with the excerpt from Yeats' poem, The Second Coming, the concept of balance is stressed ... Read More

A Literary Analysis and a Comparison of Cathedral by Raymond Carver and Girls at War by Chinua Achebe (1298 words, 2 pages)

In theshort stories "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver and "Girls atWar" by Chinua Achebe, the theme of blindness is prevalent. In "TheCathedral" Robert, the man who comes to visit, is physically blind, but inhis mind, he sees things more clearly than most others do. His"mental-vision" is seen when he travels to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel Things Fall Apart and Okonko by Chinua Achebe (500 words, 1 pages)

Yaniv Schiller 103196Mrs. C. English EssayWhy the Name Things Fall ApartThere was a man who dreamed as a child of being well known and respected throughout his village and neighboring villages. This man, Okonko, worked hard at his goal, and he achieved it. Okonko, a man with great strength and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Fall of the Village of Umofia in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1527 words, 3 pages)

Picking Up The PiecesAn analytical look at why the village of Umofia fell apartFaith has always been a guiding force in mans life. Chinua Achebes novel Things Fall Apart is a story that describes the effects of a new Christian religion in a tribal village of Africa. The tribe has ... Read More

The Role of Tension Between Traditional and Modern Views of the World in the Novels, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai (947 words, 2 pages)

How does the tension between traditional and modern views of the world play itself out in Achebe's and Desai's novels?In both Achebe's and Desai's novels, tension and conflict between the new and the old, traditional and modern are the strong undercurrents that move the story and the reader into an ... Read More

A Review of Flowers and Shadows by Ben Okri (298 words, 2 pages)

Essay on Flowers and Shadows As darkness cloaks the mists of the story line So who, one of the manyunprevailling vengeful victim of Jonan's Crumbling destructive success,finally makes an appearance at the okwe's residence leading the fall ofJonan's wealth and power. So who's vengeful plot brought him out of the ... Read More

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