How culture is presented in Things Fall Apart?.
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Name : Solanki Pratiksha M. Roll No : 21 Paper :14. The African Literatures Sem : 4. (2014-2015) Enrolment No. PG13101032 Subject :H ow culture is presented in Things Fall Apart?. Smt. S.B. Gardi Dept. of English M.K.Bhavnagar University [email protected]
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Name : Solanki Pratiksha M.Roll No : 21
Paper :14. The African LiteraturesSem : 4. (2014-2015)
Enrolment No. PG13101032Subject :How culture is presented in
Things Fall Apart?. Smt. S.B. Gardi
Dept. of EnglishM.K.Bhavnagar University
Chinua Achebe
• Born: 16th Nov. 1930
• Died: 21 March 2013
• Occupation: Writer, Professor..
• Nationality: Nigerian
• Notable Works: Things Fall Apart , Arrow of God and etc..
Things Fall Apart
• Author: Chinua Achebe
• Genre: Historical Fiction
• Publication Date: 1958
• It is seen as the archetypal modern African novel in English.
Working Schedules
Manners
Jokes
Celebrations
Clothing and Dressings
Folk Art
Child-rearing method
Religion
Language
Medical Cure
Food Video
Culture in Things Fall Apart
Chants and
Rituals
Praise Poetry and
Songs
Epic Narrati
ves
• The Igbo initially criticize the Christians and the missionaries as "foolish.
• Igbo festivals, the worship of their gods and the practices in their ritual ceremonies, their rich culture and other social practices, the colonial era that was both stopping Igbo culture and also brought in some benefits to their culture.
• They do not even understand the concept behind Christianity. This is because until now the nature of white people and their culture has existed outside of their language.
Egwugwu
Symbol of Culture
Ancestral God
>> When the egwugwu lose power in the community and are replaced by a white court, the clan’s culture and independence is lost.
