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Papers On Literature From Africa
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Things Fall Apart: Nwoye
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A 3 page paper which discusses the strengths and
weaknesses of Nwoye in 'Things Fall Apart' by Chinua Achebe. This character's strengths
lie in his ability to look beyond the traditional and accepted. He looks outside of that
tradition to see another faith. But, herein also lies some of his weakness for he is, in many
ways, running from what frightens him about his own culture. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfallnwo.rtf
Things Fall Apart: pride comes before a fall
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This 6 page paper considers 'Things Fall Apart', written by Chinua Achebe. The writer considers both the story and the dialogue of the work, how they bring together an understanding of life and death, pride and prejudice within the Ibo people and the relying impact of the arrival of the white man. The bibliography cites 1 source.
Filename: TEachebe.wps
Tradition vs. Change in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”
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A 4 page paper which examines how the conflict between tradition and change affected Okonkwo and the members of his Igbo society in the classic 1959 novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGtfatc.rtf
Tragic Power or Tragic King: An Analysis of William Shakespeare’s “King Lear”
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A 7 page paper which examines the relationship between the human side and the authority side of Lear’s character, and evaluates the contradictions that propel the play’s tragedy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGlearcon.rtf
Two African Novels.
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This 4 page paper discusses two works by African women writers, "Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter" by J. Nozipo Maraire, and "Nervous Conditions" by Tsitsi Dangarembga and compares them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVAfrNov.rtf
William T. Close's Ebola
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the book and evaluates its characters. Ngasa Moke, Nza, Mabalo Lokela, Massnagaya and Father Dubonnett are discussed in depth. Thematic elements and the plot are also briefly discussed. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA148Ebo.rtf
Women in Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”
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A 4 page paper which examines the role of
women in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: RAachwmn.rtf
Women in African Literature
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A 3 page paper which examines the role of women in God’s Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousmane and Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAafnlit.rtf
Women in Tayeb Salih’s “Season of Migration to the North”
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A 14 page paper which
examines the significance and role of women in Tayeb Salih’s novel “Seasons of
Migration to the North.” Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.
Filename: RAwmntay.rtf
Women of Fire and Spirit
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This 6 page paper looks at the arguments in the book “”omen of Fire and Sprit” by Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton, and considers how these fit in with today’s ideas and undertakes a reflection in the arguments pout forward in the book. The bibliography cites 4 sources
Filename: TEroafri.rtf