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A 4 page paper that examines the manner in which African author Chinua Achebe challenges traditional ideas of imperialism in his novel entitled Things Fall Apart. A short synopsis of the novel's plot is included, with particular emphasis placed on the sections in which Achebe emphasizes the uneven trade of time honored tradition for Western cultural imperialism. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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no answer. He was merely led into greater complexities" (Achebe 78). Such were the ponderings of an elder of the Nigerian Ibo village of Umuofia as he contemplated the
cultural customs that dictated the actions of the villagers. He wondered at the wisdom of his society. Such also were the ponderings of African author Chinua Achebe as he
contemplated the introduction of customs that dictated the uneven exchange of the time honored traditions of his people for Western culture imperialism. He, also, wondered at the wisdom of
his society. Things Fall Apart, Achebes popularly acclaimed 1958 novel, is deceiving in its simplicity, for under its simplistic presentation of the disruption and downfall of one mans traditional structure
of belief lies a core of much greater depth and complexity. Things Fall Apart is the story of but one man, one village, and one tribe in the vast
number of diverse ancient native cultures and traditional patriarchal societies that once dominated the face of Africa, yet it is representative of all of these uniquely different tribes. The
struggle of one man against the strong and powerful current of enforced change that lies within this story represents the struggle that was faced by all of Africas native tribes
when confronted with the greater complexities presented by European colonization and influence. Through the eyes of this storys characters, Chinua Achebe offers a pattern of thought concerning imperialism and
its spread that challenges traditional views of the subject and injects variables previously omitted from the overall picture. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe presents an ancient Ibo society that stood
poised on the verge of change long before the introduction of even the earliest of the European Christian missionaries heralded the coming of imperialism. The internal conflicts and pressures
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