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

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A Literary Analysis of the Burden in Things Fall Apart by Chniua Achebe (735 words, 2 pages)

The burden and calling to reach out and help others, enfold many people in society throughout the world. Rich or poor, young or old, black, red or white, the motive is helping those with a need. As Chinua Achebe points out in his book, Things Fall Apart, though there is ... Read More

The Story of an African Tribe and Its Cultures in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” (2064 words, 4 pages)

ESSAY ON "THINGS FALL APART"BY CHINUA ACHEBE"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 ... Read More

An Analysis of the Role of Women in Pre-Colonial Africa in the Novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (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

Characters in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1594 words, 3 pages)

CHARACTERSAkunna - Akunna is a clan leader of Umuofia. He and Mr. Brown discuss their religious beliefs peacefully. Neither converts the other, but they learn more about the other's faith.Mr. Brown - Mr. Brown is the first white missionary to travel to Umuofia. He institutes a policy of compromise and ... Read More

A Review of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1673 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall ApartMorgan KeeffeA penny will hide the biggest star in the Universe .. It s very smart to step out of my own shoes in order to see myself clearly in a situation. It s necessary to do this in order to see and understand the whole picture. It ... Read More

An Analysis of Things Fall Apart by Achebe (435 words, 1 pages)

In exploring the notion of the individual versus the self, we should notice that in Achebe s Things Fall Apart, a community is very important to the survival of the tribe and the people often work together for the betterment of the tribe. There are also individual aspects in the ... Read More

Irony in the Post-Colonial Novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1514 words, 2 pages)

That 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 rest of his life. It ... Read More

An Analysis of the Things Fall Apart, a Post-Colonial Novel by Chinua Achebe (1387 words, 7 pages)

Things Fall ApartThe culture of the Umuofia society before the colonialinfiltration, may be hard to understand but we are forced byAchebe to realize it has traditions and customs that make itwork. Although, looking at it from our Judaeo-Christian point ofview we may be appalled by some of their practices. We ... Read More

A Portrait of the Ibo Culture in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1964 words, 3 pages)

The novel Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe creates a powerful story that paints an intricate portrait of the Ibo culture in Africa. The author analyzes the destruction of African culture in Nigeria after the appearance of the white man. Achebe tells the story of a Nigerian man, Okonkwo, who confronts ... Read More

An Analysis of the Things that Fall Apart Essay in the Society of Umuofia (472 words, 1 pages)

Things Fall Apart EssayThroughout many years women have always been inferior to men in all cultures and places. Maybe it's because men are physically stronger than women and have always had the ability to control them that way. There are also sayings that men a more intelligent than women but ... Read More

An Analysis of the Things Fall Apart Novel by Chinua Achebe (3032 words, 5 pages)

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the idea of the religion or mythology according to the ancient Africans was a major theme in the book. In historical context I am going to look at what they really believed and why Achebe mentioned some of the customs that pertained to ... Read More

The Contradictions of Different Cultures in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” (1353 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart Extended EssayThings Fall Apart is a novel that contradicts many of the white western stereotypical views of the native African people. The author Chinua Achebe wrote the novel to show that the African natives where not the savage, uneducated and primitive people that they had been portrayed ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tragic Nature of Okonkwo, a Character in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1614 words, 2 pages)

Okonkwo, the main character in Chinua Achebe s novel Things Fall Apart, was a tragic figure. Though he strove to be a good, moral man, his fears and inflexible nature caused him to step out of line with his culture s definition of a good man. Every time he did ... Read More

Analysis of Things Fall Apart, a Post-Colonial Novel by Nigerian Novelist Chinua Achebe (2515 words, 4 pages)

Things Fall ApartBy reading Things Fall Apart, it made me realize how much different the African culture is from the American culture. I knew the two cultures were not the same. I was very surprised at the way they perform ceremonies, and the reason they had the ceremonies, their beliefs ... Read More

Things Fall apart by Achebe: The Culture of the Umuofia Society (1387 words, 7 pages)

Things fall ApartThe culture of the Umuofia society before the colonialinfiltration, may be hard to understand but we are forced byAchebe to realize it has traditions and customs that make itwork. Although, looking at it from our Judaeo-Christian point ofview we may be appalled by some of their practices. We ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of a Tale of Two Cities and a Comparison to Things Fall Apart (563 words, 1 pages)

A Tale of Two Cities and Things Fall Apart are both novels of social protest. Both novels are focused largely on class struggle. The broad theme of class struggle is important, but it is also important to note how Madame and Monsieur Defarge react to the unjust monarchy in revolutionary ... Read More

A Book Report on Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1192 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall ApartA book reportThe novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe depicts the vicissitudes of Okonkwo, a Nigerian tribesman whose life is domineered by fear and anger. He resided in the Ibo village of Umuofia with his three wives and many children. Many villagers respected and admired his resilience, ... Read More

A Life of Culture and Religion, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1283 words, 2 pages)

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart takes us through the life of Okwonkwo, an Ibo man, who lives his life by the guidlines of his culture and religion. He is highly regarded in his village and a member of the masked society of the "Egwugwu". The nine villages in which the ... Read More

An Analysis of Okonkwo as a Tragic Hero in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (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 Achebe s novel Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo themain character of the ... Read More

Broken to Pieces, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (684 words, 1 pages)

When a hammer meets a selection of fine china, the fine china breaks and shatters. However, if the fine china is replaced with Play-Doh (that wonderful substance that reeks of "non-toxic" chemicals), the Play-Doh molds and conforms to the hammer it changes. This may sound utterly fruitless however, the Play-Doh ... Read More

Literary Analysis of the Novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (727 words, 1 pages)

Consider the Aristotelian tragedy. It has yet to go the way of Eddie Bauer. In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe devised a tragic African hero in Okonkwo, consistent with the classic stipulations of the figure. Thus, the novel--to its greatest practicable extent inherently existed as a tragedy on all levels ... Read More

An Analysis of the Things Fall Apart, a Novel by Chinua Achebe (697 words, 1 pages)

In the novel Things Fall Apart, Achebe does a good job of trying to interpret what happened in Africa during the early 20th Century. Achebe starts off by giving us a good background of the African heritage, how they lived and the meaning of the way they lived. The title ... Read More

A Comparison of Oedipus the King, a Play by Sophocles and Things Fall Apart, a Novel by Chinua Achebe (2190 words, 3 pages)

"Oedipus the King" and "Things Fall Apart"The poem "Oedipus the King" and the novel "Things Fall Apart, there is some differences between these two stories. These two stories were very famous in the ancient time. "Things Fall Apart has won the following awards Nigerian National Trophy, Commonwealth Poetry Prize, Nigerian ... Read More

The Themes of Religion and Justice in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1229 words, 3 pages)

Achbe in the novel "Things fall apart" conveys a flavor of traditional African culture in the 1800s. But despite this, it seems to be the tragedy of okonkwo that embodies the theme of the novel. Many of Achebes themes are not limited to the events in his novel, but relate ... Read More

The Role of Women Characters in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1396 words, 2 pages)

Throughout the world, from the beginning of time to today, women have been thought of as inferior, men's possessions and only there to serve man's every need. As far back as the nomadic civilizations, women were considered the nurtures and homemakers. They were supposed to stay home, take of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Okonkwo in the Novel Things Fall Apart (420 words, 1 pages)

Title of Paper Things Fall ApartIn the novel, Things Fall Apart, the families play different roles than those of today s families. The men, women, and children all had various chores and activities that people do not do today. The main character, Okonkwo, was the leading male of his household. ... Read More

The Tragedy of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (991 words, 2 pages)

Things Fall Apart is by the widely acclaimed African author Chinua Achebe. The story told is a tragic one of a person by the name of Okonkwo who s own stubborn views about what it is to be a man leads to his own demise. Okonkwo is often compared by ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of Okonkwo in the Book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (502 words, 1 pages)

Things Fall Apart EssayThe book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, is about a man named Okonkwo,who is a member of the Umuofia clan in Nigeria. Okonkwo was the son of a shameful man, named Unoka. Unoka was shameful because he feared blood, wasted money, his children and wife went ... Read More

The Tragedy in the Book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1156 words, 3 pages)

Outline for essay over Things Fall ApartThesis Achebe defines Things Falls Apart as a tragedy through Okonkwo, who is a tragic hero, and by the pity and fear aroused in the reader.I. IntroductionA. Author s last name and Book titleB. Aristotle s definition of tragedyC. Function of a tragedy, according ... Read More

The Assimilation in the Book, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (771 words, 1 pages)

John EnglishThe assimilation of the African continent by European colonizers and missionaries was a destructive and often bloody chapter of our history. It imposed a way of life that was foreign and often contrary to the ways of Africa s people, as Chinua Achebe shows us in his book Things ... Read More

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