Personal history of an author
Chinua Achebe’s,
Things Fall Apart, was influenced by his personal history to an extent, being
an African who valued his traditional roots, but at the same time embraced
Christianity as his religion. Written in 1958, Things Fall Apart has a
combination of both the Igbo values, and the colonizers’ advancements in order
to satisfy and advocate for both the sides of European colonization. Unlike
Achebe, who tries to justify both sides, the protagonist Okonkwo is a stubborn
character that is completely resistant towards the oppressors and cannot adjust
and evolve to the change brought to his village. Furthermore, Achebe tries to
highlight his own religion in a more positive side, despite it being brought
into Africa forcefully, by including soft characters such as Mr. Brown to
support Christianity, and contrast the Igbo values.
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