Things Fall Apart is a book that centers around a tribesman named Okonkwo, in a Nigerian village called Umuofia. Okonkwo struggles to become a great tribesman, attempting to escape his lazy father's shadow. He then struggles to deal with exile after accidentally killing a man. Later the book discusses his and the villages' struggle with the European influence.
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Achebe writes in a neutral narrator tone, as one who sees events, but only comments on them.
Okonkwo's fear of becoming unsuccessful, or being seen as lazy and a coward like his father.
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Things Fall Apart was originally published in London.
Chinua Achebe, born on 16 November, 1930 was a Nigerian novelist, professor and critic. Chinua was most known for his first novel Things Fall Apart, which is the most read book in modern African literature.
Things Fall Apart was written and originally published in English.
The guns are guns, perhaps rifles.
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has said that he wrote the novel Things Fall Apart to show his people their own culture from the perspective of someone who belonged to that culture. What might Achebe's intention be a reaction to?