Analysis
Title:
Things Fall Apart
Author:
Chinua Achebe
Published:
1959
Tone:
Ironic
Tragic
Satirical
Fablelike
Setting(time):
1890s
Setting(place):
Lower Nigerian villages,Iguedo and Mbanta particulary
Protoginist:
Okonkwo
Main conflict:
On one level, the conflict is between the traditional society of Umuofia and the new customs brought
by the whites, which are in turn adopted by many of the villagers. Okonkwo also struggles to be as
different from his deceased father as possible. He believes his father to have been weak, effeminate,
lazy, ignominious, and poor. Consequently, Okonkwo strives to be strong, masculine, industrious,
respected, and wealthy.
Title:
Things Fall Apart
Author:
Chinua Achebe
Published:
1959
Tone:
Ironic
Tragic
Satirical
Fablelike
Setting(time):
1890s
Setting(place):
Lower Nigerian villages,Iguedo and Mbanta particulary
Protoginist:
Okonkwo
Main conflict:
On one level, the conflict is between the traditional society of Umuofia and the new customs brought
by the whites, which are in turn adopted by many of the villagers. Okonkwo also struggles to be as
different from his deceased father as possible. He believes his father to have been weak, effeminate,
lazy, ignominious, and poor. Consequently, Okonkwo strives to be strong, masculine, industrious,
respected, and wealthy.
