"What do we mean when we say that the greater part of Africa is uncivilised? ... The Union have tried to continue the old ideal by educating Obi for the good of the whole tribe, but this backfires when he decides to study English literature instead of law. ...
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-destruction. It is Okonkwo's inner, psychological fear that compels him to commit three personal errors, break the laws against the Igbo Tribe, and rebuke his only son, Nwoye. Okonkwo is described as a "strong- man whose life is dominated by fear and anger. He has a slight stammer and uses his...
Green's vocal impressions about Africans, there is also the fact that there are many other Europeans at this bar where Mr. ... This is a perfect metaphor for the novel: the idea that he left what the Umuofians wanted him to study which was law in order to pursue the language and literature of the "colonizer," which did not help his as much as bring him hardship.Obi is caught between the two extremes of culture, somewhere in the in between, where territory is being forged and where others will follow in the post- colonial world. ... This is one of the main issues that have arisen within th...
