African colonization had many major affects on Africa and its people. ... This skill, foreshadowing, is where the writer will give the reader a clue or hint to a scene or action that will occur later in the novel, passage, or any of the literature. ... African colonization by Europe had many effects on the people and families of Africa. ... African colonization by Europe effected the lifestyle and treatment of the Africans. ... African colonization had a major affect on African culture....

• Word Count: 1332
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He finds that himself, a Western educated African, to be one of the most foolish ones in Africa. ... As the "author of one of the enduring works of modern African literature, Achebe sees post colonial cultures taking shape story by story."... He gives the Western readers the African viewpoint. ... From "The Sacrificial Egg" and other Chinua's stories, the Western reader begin to know the native Africans from an African viewpoint. ... The educated Africans were isolated and not accepted by the traditional Africans. ...

• Word Count: 1436
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Achebe's novel shatters the stereotypical European portraits of native Africans. ... And Achebe's novel indeed foreshadows the end of a world: the incursion of the white man into the society of the African Ibo, and the subsequent dissolution of the indigenous culture. ... Things Fall Apart is the most widely read and influential African novel. ... African culture is not familiar to most American readers, however this casebook provides a wealth of commentary and original materials that place the novel in its historical, social, and cultural contexts. ... These accounts illuminate the ...

• Word Count: 1731
• Approx Pages: 7