—Anonymous “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe is certainly an interesting book. It is fascinating to see other cultures and lands, especially because I am not to familiar with tribal Nigeria. The Igbo people, Chinua writes about, are described to crisp detail and the social dynamics of their society are illustrated perfectly. Though I enjoyed […]
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Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is …
— Mingma Sherpa Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is a classic novel depicting the culture of the African continent before colonisation and the horrors after it took place. The novel explores the African traditions through the different characters in the novel. One thing that I found a little controversial was that some of those traditions […]
“Things Fall Apart” is a great work …
— Kevin Pagan “Things Fall Apart” is a great work. It is an engaging novel that dives deeply into the Igbo culture and features themes of colonialism, patriarchy, etc. You get a sense of what it is like to be part of the Igbo culture. Achebe shows us how the Igbo viewed the world around […]
If one day someone asks me…
—Anonymous If one day someone asks me a question regarding New York City, I will defiantly point out to the poem “To New York” by Leopold Sedar Senghor. This great masterpiece is one of my favorite poems. I also considered it to be a “great work” because it introduces New York to the readers by […]
Culture is what identifies us as a civilization …
— Anonymous Culture is what identifies us as a civilization. The customs, tradition, language and the people we affiliate ourselves with. “Things Fall Apart” provides the beliefs of the Umuofia Clan. We can all agree that we follow certain beliefs and tradition that have been taught to us. My family is Mexican; one of my […]
