 I read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe in my World Literature class in college and decided to read it again. I remembered enjoying it but couldn't remember most of the story.
It was fun re-reading this almost 15 years after I was first introduced to the book by a professor who focused our class on Colonialism. The book is about pre-colonial Nigeria and its eventual clash with British missionaries. Even though it's written in third person, the book gives a non-Western (and refreshing) view into the life and culture of the tribes of Africa as it follows the life of fictional main character Okonkwo. White it's a work of fiction it is also a historical and engaging critique of European Imperialism. Achebe gives a clear view into the impact of Colonization from the perspective of the Colonized. Comments are closed.
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