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Things Fall Apart

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO
      AFRICAN LITERATURE
African Literature

 African literature was first recognized around 2300-
 2100 B.C., when ancient Egyptians begin using
 burial texts to accompany their dead. These include
 the first written accounts of creation - the Memphite
 Declaration of Deities.
African Literature
 African literature spawns from their extremely oral
  culture
 Oral culture takes many forms: proverbs and
  riddles, epic narratives, praise poetry and songs,
  chants and rituals, stories, legends and folk tales.
 This is present in the many proverbs told in Things
  Fall Apart
African Literature

 With the period of Colonization, African oral
  traditions and written works came under serious
  threat from outside sources.
 Europeans, justifying themselves with the
  Christian ethics, tried to destroy the "pagan" and
  "primitive" culture of the Africans, to make them
  more pliable slaves. However, African Literature
  survived this concerted attack.
http://blog.syracuse.com/shelflife/2007/11/achebe.jpg




        African Literature




 Chinua Achebe presents native African culture
 in his stunning work, Things Fall Apart. This
 is probably the most read work of African
 Literature ever written, and it provides a deep
 level of cultural detail
TFA Background

 Things Fall Apart, Africa's most important novel to
 date, is probably the most widely studied African
 creative work both in Africa and abroad. The novel's
 universal appeal has led to its being translated into
 more than 50 languages
Background




 Things Fall Apart takes place during British
 colonial rule of Nigeria in the latter part of the
 1800s and deals with the Ibo(Igbo) Culture
www.nematoday.org/pictures/map_nigeria_wt_afr.gif
http://faizbash.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/nigeria-flag.jpg
Ibo Culture

 To understand the concepts in Things Fall Apart, it is
 important to know about the Ibo (also called Igbo)
 culture
People and Community
                                                         Igbo home life is also very
                                                          structured.
                                                         Typically the husband is the head
                                                          of the household. He also accepts
                                                          his responsibilities to his
                                                          community.
                                                         It is of equal importance to tend
                                                          to both the family and the village.
                                                          Igbo people usually have very
http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/11183/84066/t/52078
                                                          extended families; it is a part of
3-The-hut-0.jpg
                                                          them as a people.

                 Ibo Huts
Belief System

 The Igbo beliefs were once very tribal in nature. Before
    Christianity was introduced, their belief system revolved
    around one particular god, named Chukwu
   Chukwu was seen as an all powerful and omnipresent God
    and representations, symbols and sanctuaries for him can
    be found almost anywhere. Homes, compounds, buildings
    and even village parks and squares would display these
    depictions of Chukwu
   Also believed in many smaller deities that would compete
    among themselves
   CHI was a god seen as individually personalized by its
    followers.
   The people believed strongly in ones ability to improve
    status in the present world or afterlife through change.
http://www.artheos.org/images/5476.jpg




                                         Egwugwu
                                         http://www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/umuofia/images/mask3.JPG




 These figures are tutelary
 deities known as alusi or
 agbara
                                            http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q_QOyPJQRZE/SMbWx
                                            YguxdI/AAAAAAAAABU/3eC7dGsGjvk/s320/elderm
                                            eeting.jpg
Music

 Igbo music is generally lively, upbeat, and
 spontaneous which creates a variety of sounds that
 enables the Igbo people to incorporate music into
 almost all the facets of their daily lives
Ekwe- type of
                       drum




                                                                     http://www.uta.fi/~meemen/ogenet.jpg




                                                               Oge- type of
http://www.motherlandmusic.com/images/nigeria/drums/ekwe.jpg
                                                               bell
Yams are a staple crop.




http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2369013508_4c786d9af4.jpg?v=0
Ibo Culture Past and Present

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZXlDZlluI
Works Cited

 http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/oldworld
 /africa/igbo.html

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Wtfa

  • 1. Things Fall Apart INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO AFRICAN LITERATURE
  • 2. African Literature  African literature was first recognized around 2300- 2100 B.C., when ancient Egyptians begin using burial texts to accompany their dead. These include the first written accounts of creation - the Memphite Declaration of Deities.
  • 3. African Literature  African literature spawns from their extremely oral culture  Oral culture takes many forms: proverbs and riddles, epic narratives, praise poetry and songs, chants and rituals, stories, legends and folk tales.  This is present in the many proverbs told in Things Fall Apart
  • 4. African Literature  With the period of Colonization, African oral traditions and written works came under serious threat from outside sources.  Europeans, justifying themselves with the Christian ethics, tried to destroy the "pagan" and "primitive" culture of the Africans, to make them more pliable slaves. However, African Literature survived this concerted attack.
  • 5. http://blog.syracuse.com/shelflife/2007/11/achebe.jpg African Literature  Chinua Achebe presents native African culture in his stunning work, Things Fall Apart. This is probably the most read work of African Literature ever written, and it provides a deep level of cultural detail
  • 6. TFA Background  Things Fall Apart, Africa's most important novel to date, is probably the most widely studied African creative work both in Africa and abroad. The novel's universal appeal has led to its being translated into more than 50 languages
  • 7. Background  Things Fall Apart takes place during British colonial rule of Nigeria in the latter part of the 1800s and deals with the Ibo(Igbo) Culture
  • 10. Ibo Culture  To understand the concepts in Things Fall Apart, it is important to know about the Ibo (also called Igbo) culture
  • 11. People and Community  Igbo home life is also very structured.  Typically the husband is the head of the household. He also accepts his responsibilities to his community.  It is of equal importance to tend to both the family and the village. Igbo people usually have very http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/11183/84066/t/52078 extended families; it is a part of 3-The-hut-0.jpg them as a people. Ibo Huts
  • 12. Belief System  The Igbo beliefs were once very tribal in nature. Before Christianity was introduced, their belief system revolved around one particular god, named Chukwu  Chukwu was seen as an all powerful and omnipresent God and representations, symbols and sanctuaries for him can be found almost anywhere. Homes, compounds, buildings and even village parks and squares would display these depictions of Chukwu  Also believed in many smaller deities that would compete among themselves  CHI was a god seen as individually personalized by its followers.  The people believed strongly in ones ability to improve status in the present world or afterlife through change.
  • 13. http://www.artheos.org/images/5476.jpg Egwugwu http://www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/umuofia/images/mask3.JPG These figures are tutelary deities known as alusi or agbara http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Q_QOyPJQRZE/SMbWx YguxdI/AAAAAAAAABU/3eC7dGsGjvk/s320/elderm eeting.jpg
  • 14. Music  Igbo music is generally lively, upbeat, and spontaneous which creates a variety of sounds that enables the Igbo people to incorporate music into almost all the facets of their daily lives
  • 15. Ekwe- type of drum http://www.uta.fi/~meemen/ogenet.jpg Oge- type of http://www.motherlandmusic.com/images/nigeria/drums/ekwe.jpg bell
  • 16. Yams are a staple crop. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2369013508_4c786d9af4.jpg?v=0
  • 17. Ibo Culture Past and Present  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keZXlDZlluI