"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe
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A 3 page paper which analyzes how Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart" is representative of African literature. No additional sources cited.
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A Comparison of the Themes and Lessons of “Heat and Dust” by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, “The Heart of the Matter” by Graham Green, and “A Passage to India” by E. M. Forster
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A 5 page outline of the stories which unfold in these three books. The author utilizes a feminist approach to conclude that in comparison to the weaknesses of human nature, the scenarios which unfold in these books reveal the importance on relying on something stronger than humanity. We must look to our spirituality rather than to libido and desire. No additional sources are listed.
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Achebe & Conrad/ Opposite Views
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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares Achebe's Things Fall Apart to Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The writer argues that Achebe reverses the basic plot scenario seen in Conrad's novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Achebe's "No Longer at Ease"
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A 6 page paper which summarizes and analyzes Chinua Achebe's novel "No Longer at Ease." No additional sources cited.
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Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”
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A 5 page paper which examines how family, law, religion, and government functioned before and after the intrusion of the European missionaries in Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart.” No additional sources cited.
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Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”
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A six-page paper overview of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel. It traces the plight of the protagonist Okonkwo as he confronts his own inability to handle the dissolution of traditional Ibo culture in the face of colonial imperialism. No additional sources.
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Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and “The Interesting Narrative” by Olaudah Equiano
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A 6 page paper which examines the conditions of Africans who come in contact with Europeans as seen from the 19th century writing of Olaudah Equiano in his narrative, and Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” which addresses the turn of the 20th century. No additional sources cited.
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Achebe/Gender in Dead Men's Path
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A 6 page essay that discusses Chinua Achebe's short story "Dead Men's Path." In this narrative, Michael and Nancy Obi represent Nigerians who have been thoroughly assimilated into the mindset and cultural values of the colonizing British. As such, their behavior is geared toward Western gender expectations rather than toward the cultural paradigm of the native people of the village. Examination of Achebe's characterization of Michael and Nancy illuminates how Western stereotypical gender behavior is mirrored in the relationship between Michael, as a symbol of authority, and the village people. Bibliography lists 5 sources, but 2 references for sources are incomplete.
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Achebe/Okonkwo & Minor Characters
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A 3 pages essay that discusses how Achebe's treatment of minor characters in Things Fall Apart is enlightening not only towards Igbo culture, but also in complementing and contrasting the personality of his protagonist, Okonkwo. The writer specifically discusses Ezeudu, Nwoye and Ezinma. No other sources cited.
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Achebe: The English Presence in "Things Fall Apart"
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This 5 page paper discusses Chinua Achebe's book "Things Fall Apart" with regard to the way in which the British colonize the villagers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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