The novel reflects this degeneration with respect to the traditional African way of life. ... The customs of African culture are scorned and degraded. ... At the funeral of the leader of the tribe Ezeudu, there is much dancing and firing of crackers and guns. ...
Things Fall Apart: Analysis Things Fall Apart: Critical Analysis In Achebe's, Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo emerges as a traditional hero of the Igbo Village. However, his hidden desire to be the antithesis of his unsuccessful, "feminine- father elicits his own volatile, self-dest...
He claims that it was the British that brought "education" to the Africans, not that, according to him, it does "them" any good because they are "corrupt through and through." ... Green's vocal impressions about Africans, there is also the fact that there are many other Europeans at this bar where Mr. ... They, like the Europeans in Africa, also have servants and stewards. ... When they meet for the first time, Obi steps all over Clara while attempting to dance with her. ... They exist somewhere between the English language and culture and their own African and Nigerian traditions. ...
