Prompt:
The personal history of an author can have a significant influence on the way
meaning is constructed in his/her writing. Comment on specific instances of
such influence in Things Fall Apart.
Thesis:
In the
novel, Things Fall Apart, Achebe effectually implements his literary prowess to
construct a riveting account of pre and post-colonial Nigerian society, with
his personal confrontations underpinning the prominence of the characterization
of the protagonist, the portrayal of the arrival of the Christian Missionaries,
and the deliberate depiction of Igbo Umuofia.
Topic
Sentence #1:
Through
the gradual unraveling of Okonkwo's character, Achebe strategically parallels
his own personal attempts to extricate himself from the identity crisis that he
dwelt in— growing up in a pious Christian family amongst members of an
ostensibly 'savage' Igbo Clan.
Topic
Sentence #2:
In the
novel, Achebe seamlessly weaves in a detailed portrayal of the Christian Missionaries
in Umuofia, as his upbringing as a devout Christian contributes
immensely to the augmentation of the authenticity of the literary
illustrations in regards to the incipient infiltration of the Europeans in
Nigeria.
Topic
Sentence #3:
Achebe sets
straight, through his novel, the misconceptions that cloud the Igbo people as
he utilizes the opportunity of penning a novel to revisit his distorted
cultural identity and promulgate to other Africans the intricacies of the
traditional Nigerian clan.
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