![]() ![]() ![]() The novel’s title is an allusion to William Butler Yeats’s poem “The Second Coming” in which Yeats describes the catastrophic end of one civilization and the start of another. As the ghost of colonialism haunts modern-day Africa, students will likewise be haunted by Okonkwo’s story and thought-provoking topics of discussion, such as colonialism, masculinity, language, family, and communalism. A background lesson on the Igbo people and colonial and pre-colonial Nigeria will help contextualize the novel for students.Īchebe’s skillful prose exposes the insidiously destructive effects of colonialism on native populations, as shown through the disintegration of the Igbo people’s customs and the protagonist’s tragic end. Known as perhaps the most popular book in modern African literature, this story compellingly depicts European colonialism in Nigeria, providing a variety of discussion topics ranging from the morality of colonialism to the conflict between traditional and Western ideologies. Things Fall Apart is celebrated author Chinua Achebe’s first novel. ![]()
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