This document discusses racial discrimination in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It provides examples from the novel of how the colonization of Nigeria by the English was inherently racist. Three characters from the novel, Mr. Brown, Reverend James Smith, and the District Commander, demonstrate racism in their dismissal of Igbo culture and belief in their own racial superiority over the Igbo people. The colonization process exploited the Igbo population and regarded them as primitive and uncivilized. The novel illustrates the harm caused by the racism underlying the colonization of Africa.
This document provides an analysis of themes in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses several key themes: gender roles and masculinity/femininity imbalances; the importance of family, respect, and reputation to Igbo culture; the role of fear and religion in the community; concepts of sin and traditions/customs; humanity's relationship with the natural world; and the cultural significance of language and communication. The document examines these themes through examples and passages from the novel to illustrate traditional Igbo beliefs and society prior to colonial influence.
things fall a part themes and character Chintan Patel
Rigid social structure ; which isolates and sequesters the OSU, those whom the Igbo society cannot contain within its , ‘system of classification ’
The further fragmentation of the igbo community, , owing to the rigid demarcation between a man’s and a woman's role in the tribe
They go wrestle, celebrate festivals , go to war, while women stay at home
The overconfidence of the tribal in his attitude toward the new religion “EVANGELCAL CHRISTIANITY ”
The lack of unity in tribal’s response to threat posed by the new order and religion
Frantz Fanon's seminal work "Black Skin, White Masks" is summarized. The book examines the psychology of racism and its effects on both black and white people. It explores how black people struggle with identity issues from being subjected to white rule. Fanon analyzes the inferiority and superiority complexes that develop in black and white communities respectively due to the societal racial hierarchies. The work also discusses language acquisition and how it relates to adopting or rejecting aspects of white culture. Several examples from contemporary society are provided that continue demonstrating how racism operates subtly in people's minds.
Zitkála-Šá and Joy Harjo: Major Themes in Indigenous Literature in the United...Kaitlyn Craft
Zitkála-Šá and Joy Harjo both discuss themes of nature, colonialism, and identity in their works. Zitkála-Šá writes about relying on nature and spirits as a Sioux child, and experiencing loss of language and culture when forced to attend boarding school. Joy Harjo also references nature and spirits in her stories about the Mvskoke Nation. Both authors write about the effects of colonialism, including the taking of indigenous lands and the forced assimilation policies of boarding schools that aimed to erase indigenous cultures. Their works explore the resulting struggles with identity and disconnection from home communities.
The document introduces the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. It includes an anticipation guide with statements for students to agree or disagree with to engage with themes in the novel. There are also images providing historical context about life in 1930s Mississippi, including segregation under Jim Crow laws, the violent Ku Klux Klan, and the system of sharecropping that trapped many black families in debt. The main character Cassie Logan, a nine-year-old narrator, comes from one of the few black families that owns land in the area.
This document discusses racial discrimination in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It provides examples from the novel of how the colonization of Nigeria by the English was inherently racist. Three characters from the novel, Mr. Brown, Reverend James Smith, and the District Commander, demonstrate racism in their dismissal of Igbo culture and belief in their own racial superiority over the Igbo people. The colonization process exploited the Igbo population and regarded them as primitive and uncivilized. The novel illustrates the harm caused by the racism underlying the colonization of Africa.
This document provides an analysis of themes in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses several key themes: gender roles and masculinity/femininity imbalances; the importance of family, respect, and reputation to Igbo culture; the role of fear and religion in the community; concepts of sin and traditions/customs; humanity's relationship with the natural world; and the cultural significance of language and communication. The document examines these themes through examples and passages from the novel to illustrate traditional Igbo beliefs and society prior to colonial influence.
things fall a part themes and character Chintan Patel
Rigid social structure ; which isolates and sequesters the OSU, those whom the Igbo society cannot contain within its , ‘system of classification ’
The further fragmentation of the igbo community, , owing to the rigid demarcation between a man’s and a woman's role in the tribe
They go wrestle, celebrate festivals , go to war, while women stay at home
The overconfidence of the tribal in his attitude toward the new religion “EVANGELCAL CHRISTIANITY ”
The lack of unity in tribal’s response to threat posed by the new order and religion
Frantz Fanon's seminal work "Black Skin, White Masks" is summarized. The book examines the psychology of racism and its effects on both black and white people. It explores how black people struggle with identity issues from being subjected to white rule. Fanon analyzes the inferiority and superiority complexes that develop in black and white communities respectively due to the societal racial hierarchies. The work also discusses language acquisition and how it relates to adopting or rejecting aspects of white culture. Several examples from contemporary society are provided that continue demonstrating how racism operates subtly in people's minds.
Zitkála-Šá and Joy Harjo: Major Themes in Indigenous Literature in the United...Kaitlyn Craft
Zitkála-Šá and Joy Harjo both discuss themes of nature, colonialism, and identity in their works. Zitkála-Šá writes about relying on nature and spirits as a Sioux child, and experiencing loss of language and culture when forced to attend boarding school. Joy Harjo also references nature and spirits in her stories about the Mvskoke Nation. Both authors write about the effects of colonialism, including the taking of indigenous lands and the forced assimilation policies of boarding schools that aimed to erase indigenous cultures. Their works explore the resulting struggles with identity and disconnection from home communities.
The document introduces the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. It includes an anticipation guide with statements for students to agree or disagree with to engage with themes in the novel. There are also images providing historical context about life in 1930s Mississippi, including segregation under Jim Crow laws, the violent Ku Klux Klan, and the system of sharecropping that trapped many black families in debt. The main character Cassie Logan, a nine-year-old narrator, comes from one of the few black families that owns land in the area.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor takes place in 1933 Mississippi, during the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation. The novel explores the racism faced by African Americans at that time through the experiences of the Logan family. Though the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in 1954 and Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prejudice continued. Mildred Taylor drew on her own experiences witnessing racism in the South as well as her father's stories of living under Jim Crow laws to write this novel and shed light on the struggles of that era.
The document discusses several themes in Things Fall Apart including:
1) Gender roles which were very structured in traditional Igbo society, with women seen as the weaker sex but also bearing children, while men provided materially and showed prowess in battle.
2) Religion centered around nature gods and ancestral spirits who were consulted for decisions and served as judges, contrasting with Christianity's single God.
3) Respect and reputation being extremely important for men, gained through bravery, wrestling, and large yam harvests, with Okonkwo overly concerned about his reputation.
4) Family being a key unit based on mutual respect, reverence for past fathers, and unity, with defined roles of fathers defending honor
This document summarizes the African American slave narrative genre. It discusses some of the earliest and most well-known slave narratives like Olaudah Equiano's from 1789. Narratives were used by abolitionists to expose the inhumanity of slavery and prove the intelligence and humanity of African Americans. They became a dominant form of writing by African Americans during and after the Civil War. Abolitionists saw eyewitness testimony as an effective way to change northern minds about slavery.
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Relate sexuality as a spectrum;
2. Distinguish sexual identity from sexual orientation;
3. Discuss how sexuality relates to gender;
4. Discuss the notion of sexual fluidity;
5. Define and discuss heteronormativity, homophobia and heterosexism;
6. Define and discuss Straight Privilege;
7. Identify the major issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community;
8. Recognize examples of positive and negative representations of LGBTQ+ in entertainment media;
9. Define and recognize examples of bisexual erasure;
10. Identify aspects of sexuality of interest to criminologists.
This document defines key concepts related to the historical and social contexts in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry including the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863, the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870 that prohibited denying voting rights based on race, and the Great Depression of the 1930s when many Americans were unemployed and homeless. It also defines sharecropping, mortgages, prejudice, segregation both de jure and de facto, the "separate but equal" doctrine, and Jim Crow laws that legalized racial segregation in the Southern United States from the 1880s to 1965.
The document discusses Australian and Canadian literature in the context of whether they can be considered national or international. It analyzes works by Leonard Cohen and Alice Munro from Canada, finding their themes to be universal rather than distinctly Canadian. Australian works by David Malouf and A.D. Hope are found to focus more on postcolonial and identity issues, making them more representative of national literature. Overall, Canadian literature can be seen as both national in developing culture and international in its audience, while Australian literature more directly addresses issues of national identity formation.
This document provides an overview of African American literature from its origins in slave narratives to its development as a protest literature. It discusses how slave narratives were important as the first writings by former slaves that documented the brutal realities of slavery. It also examines Frederick Douglass' influential narrative as an example, noting how his first-hand account was instrumental in informing white readers and advancing the abolitionist cause. The document traces how African American literature emerged out of the struggle for identity and equality during the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation.
The document discusses the definition and characteristics of ethnic literature. It defines ethnic literature as works that have protagonists or speakers who are conscious of belonging to a group sharing a common racial, national, religious, linguistic or cultural background. It notes some common themes in ethnic literature, such as experiences of prejudice, generational conflicts between immigrants and their American-born children, and the feeling of being caught between two worlds. The document outlines the works of ethnic literature that will be covered in a class, including novels, poems, plays and films representing Native American, Latino, African American and Asian American heritage.
Black Americans/African American autobiographies have brought to fore the racial discrimination. Autobiographies of Booker T. Washington, Du Bois, Richard Wright and Gordon parks have highlighted this discrimination and the racial consciousness. These autobiographies are protest documents and express an intense urge for emancipation.
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives
1. Distinguish between race, ethnicity and minority group;
2. Explain what is meant by race as a social construct;
3. Define and give examples of racism in real life and popular culture;
4. Discuss and give examples of White Privilege;
5. Define and discuss pluralism, multiculturalism, and assimilation;
6. Define and give examples of prejudice and discrimination;
7. Recognize and provide examples of racial and ethnic stereotypes;
8. Describe the various forms of ethnic conflict;
9. Discuss the role of race and ethnicity in crime, criminality and criminal justice
The document summarizes the Federal Writers' Project that employed over 6,000 people, including writers, historians, and researchers, during the Great Depression to record oral histories and life stories. It focuses on the Slave Narratives aspect of the project where they interviewed over 10,000 former slaves and men and women and documented their experiences of slavery and life after emancipation. It provides context on oral history techniques and includes photographs from slave life and quarters as well as images depicting sharecropping lives after slavery.
This document summarizes the historiography of slavery in the United States through three major studies from the 20th century. Ulrich Phillips argued in 1918 that slavery was generally benign, but his work was biased and selectively used evidence. Kenneth Stampp challenged Phillips' arguments in 1956, depicting slavery as harsher. Stanley Elkins revived the "Sambo" stereotype in 1959, arguing slavery psychologically damaged slaves. Later scholars rebutted and refined these theses, presenting a more complex and nuanced understanding of slavery and slave culture.
Race is a social construct used to categorize and distinguish groups, often based on physical attributes like skin color. An ethnic group shares cultural traditions rather than physical attributes. Both race and ethnicity strongly impact people's lives and opportunities through discrimination and unequal treatment. While discrimination exists in many areas like sports, the U.S. population is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse with increasing populations of racial minorities. This demographic shift may impact future racial and ethnic relations.
This document provides an overview of African American writers and their works. It discusses the themes often found in African American writing like double consciousness and attacks on white cultural superiority. It summarizes important time periods and movements like the Harlem Renaissance. It also profiles several influential African American authors such as James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright, highlighting some of their major works.
This document contains notes on various topics related to diversity and ethnicity including:
1) Workplaces do not reflect the diverse nature of society and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in better paid jobs.
2) Stereotypes that are associated with different ethnic groups such as family bonds and strong values for Asians but crime for Black British.
3) The 1970s sitcom "Love Thy Neighbour" portrayed offensive stereotypes of Black British people and reinforced racial divides and ideologies through jokes and laughter tracks.
4) Black ethnic minority writers are underrepresented and stereotypical dramas can give damaging portrayals of Black people and reinforce prejudices. More positive representations are needed.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in the sociological study of race and ethnicity. It begins with definitions of race as a social construct rather than biological reality. Prejudice is defined as negative attitudes based on stereotypes while discrimination involves actions that harm subordinate groups. Theories of how race has been conceptualized historically and sociological perspectives on the study of race relations are also summarized.
The document discusses Euro-American perceptions of Native Americans from colonial times to the 19th century. It describes the colonists' views of Native Americans as either "lost tribes of Israel" or "children of Satan" and the southern colonists' view of the "Noble Savage" as innocent but uncivilized. It then discusses the idea of the "Vanishing Indian" in the 1840s as Native American populations declined rapidly due to disease and warfare. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, forcibly removed Native Americans from the east to territories west of the Mississippi to supposedly protect their cultures, though in reality it was to seize their lands. This removal, known as the "Trail of
Racism today holding us back from moving forward power pointdanielle macfarlane
This document discusses various forms and examples of racism in Canada and the United States. It provides statistics showing that Aboriginal peoples, Muslims, and Blacks face discrimination. Different types of racism are defined, from overt to covert and internalized racism. The document also examines prejudice in media and society, as well as the authoritarian personality theory of prejudice. Examples of racism faced by Aboriginal and Black communities are given. The document argues that while mixed-race couples are growing, racism still persists in various areas of society.
The document discusses the representation of ethnicity in media texts, focusing on African Americans. It introduces learning objectives around analyzing how African Americans are portrayed and discussing two media theories on ethnicity. One theory discusses four key themes in representing race: exotic, dangerous, humorous, and pitied. The document also defines and gives an example of tokenism, which is the limited inclusion of marginalized groups to create an illusion of diversity rather than address discrimination.
The document provides biographical information about Nigerian author Chinua Achebe and summarizes his famous novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses how Achebe challenged colonial narratives by depicting pre-colonial Igbo society as complex with advanced traditions and institutions. It also summarizes Achebe's criticism of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness for portraying Africa as uninhabited and Africans as without language. The document analyzes key characters like Okonkwo and themes like colonial disruption of traditional African life in the novel.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor takes place in 1933 Mississippi, during the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation. The novel explores the racism faced by African Americans at that time through the experiences of the Logan family. Though the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in 1954 and Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prejudice continued. Mildred Taylor drew on her own experiences witnessing racism in the South as well as her father's stories of living under Jim Crow laws to write this novel and shed light on the struggles of that era.
The document discusses several themes in Things Fall Apart including:
1) Gender roles which were very structured in traditional Igbo society, with women seen as the weaker sex but also bearing children, while men provided materially and showed prowess in battle.
2) Religion centered around nature gods and ancestral spirits who were consulted for decisions and served as judges, contrasting with Christianity's single God.
3) Respect and reputation being extremely important for men, gained through bravery, wrestling, and large yam harvests, with Okonkwo overly concerned about his reputation.
4) Family being a key unit based on mutual respect, reverence for past fathers, and unity, with defined roles of fathers defending honor
This document summarizes the African American slave narrative genre. It discusses some of the earliest and most well-known slave narratives like Olaudah Equiano's from 1789. Narratives were used by abolitionists to expose the inhumanity of slavery and prove the intelligence and humanity of African Americans. They became a dominant form of writing by African Americans during and after the Civil War. Abolitionists saw eyewitness testimony as an effective way to change northern minds about slavery.
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives:
1. Relate sexuality as a spectrum;
2. Distinguish sexual identity from sexual orientation;
3. Discuss how sexuality relates to gender;
4. Discuss the notion of sexual fluidity;
5. Define and discuss heteronormativity, homophobia and heterosexism;
6. Define and discuss Straight Privilege;
7. Identify the major issues impacting the LGBTQ+ community;
8. Recognize examples of positive and negative representations of LGBTQ+ in entertainment media;
9. Define and recognize examples of bisexual erasure;
10. Identify aspects of sexuality of interest to criminologists.
This document defines key concepts related to the historical and social contexts in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry including the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed millions of slaves in 1863, the Fifteenth Amendment in 1870 that prohibited denying voting rights based on race, and the Great Depression of the 1930s when many Americans were unemployed and homeless. It also defines sharecropping, mortgages, prejudice, segregation both de jure and de facto, the "separate but equal" doctrine, and Jim Crow laws that legalized racial segregation in the Southern United States from the 1880s to 1965.
The document discusses Australian and Canadian literature in the context of whether they can be considered national or international. It analyzes works by Leonard Cohen and Alice Munro from Canada, finding their themes to be universal rather than distinctly Canadian. Australian works by David Malouf and A.D. Hope are found to focus more on postcolonial and identity issues, making them more representative of national literature. Overall, Canadian literature can be seen as both national in developing culture and international in its audience, while Australian literature more directly addresses issues of national identity formation.
This document provides an overview of African American literature from its origins in slave narratives to its development as a protest literature. It discusses how slave narratives were important as the first writings by former slaves that documented the brutal realities of slavery. It also examines Frederick Douglass' influential narrative as an example, noting how his first-hand account was instrumental in informing white readers and advancing the abolitionist cause. The document traces how African American literature emerged out of the struggle for identity and equality during the era of Jim Crow laws and segregation.
The document discusses the definition and characteristics of ethnic literature. It defines ethnic literature as works that have protagonists or speakers who are conscious of belonging to a group sharing a common racial, national, religious, linguistic or cultural background. It notes some common themes in ethnic literature, such as experiences of prejudice, generational conflicts between immigrants and their American-born children, and the feeling of being caught between two worlds. The document outlines the works of ethnic literature that will be covered in a class, including novels, poems, plays and films representing Native American, Latino, African American and Asian American heritage.
Black Americans/African American autobiographies have brought to fore the racial discrimination. Autobiographies of Booker T. Washington, Du Bois, Richard Wright and Gordon parks have highlighted this discrimination and the racial consciousness. These autobiographies are protest documents and express an intense urge for emancipation.
48-110 (Foundations of Social Life) - Lesson Objectives
1. Distinguish between race, ethnicity and minority group;
2. Explain what is meant by race as a social construct;
3. Define and give examples of racism in real life and popular culture;
4. Discuss and give examples of White Privilege;
5. Define and discuss pluralism, multiculturalism, and assimilation;
6. Define and give examples of prejudice and discrimination;
7. Recognize and provide examples of racial and ethnic stereotypes;
8. Describe the various forms of ethnic conflict;
9. Discuss the role of race and ethnicity in crime, criminality and criminal justice
The document summarizes the Federal Writers' Project that employed over 6,000 people, including writers, historians, and researchers, during the Great Depression to record oral histories and life stories. It focuses on the Slave Narratives aspect of the project where they interviewed over 10,000 former slaves and men and women and documented their experiences of slavery and life after emancipation. It provides context on oral history techniques and includes photographs from slave life and quarters as well as images depicting sharecropping lives after slavery.
This document summarizes the historiography of slavery in the United States through three major studies from the 20th century. Ulrich Phillips argued in 1918 that slavery was generally benign, but his work was biased and selectively used evidence. Kenneth Stampp challenged Phillips' arguments in 1956, depicting slavery as harsher. Stanley Elkins revived the "Sambo" stereotype in 1959, arguing slavery psychologically damaged slaves. Later scholars rebutted and refined these theses, presenting a more complex and nuanced understanding of slavery and slave culture.
Race is a social construct used to categorize and distinguish groups, often based on physical attributes like skin color. An ethnic group shares cultural traditions rather than physical attributes. Both race and ethnicity strongly impact people's lives and opportunities through discrimination and unequal treatment. While discrimination exists in many areas like sports, the U.S. population is becoming more racially and ethnically diverse with increasing populations of racial minorities. This demographic shift may impact future racial and ethnic relations.
This document provides an overview of African American writers and their works. It discusses the themes often found in African American writing like double consciousness and attacks on white cultural superiority. It summarizes important time periods and movements like the Harlem Renaissance. It also profiles several influential African American authors such as James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright, highlighting some of their major works.
This document contains notes on various topics related to diversity and ethnicity including:
1) Workplaces do not reflect the diverse nature of society and ethnic minorities are underrepresented in better paid jobs.
2) Stereotypes that are associated with different ethnic groups such as family bonds and strong values for Asians but crime for Black British.
3) The 1970s sitcom "Love Thy Neighbour" portrayed offensive stereotypes of Black British people and reinforced racial divides and ideologies through jokes and laughter tracks.
4) Black ethnic minority writers are underrepresented and stereotypical dramas can give damaging portrayals of Black people and reinforce prejudices. More positive representations are needed.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in the sociological study of race and ethnicity. It begins with definitions of race as a social construct rather than biological reality. Prejudice is defined as negative attitudes based on stereotypes while discrimination involves actions that harm subordinate groups. Theories of how race has been conceptualized historically and sociological perspectives on the study of race relations are also summarized.
The document discusses Euro-American perceptions of Native Americans from colonial times to the 19th century. It describes the colonists' views of Native Americans as either "lost tribes of Israel" or "children of Satan" and the southern colonists' view of the "Noble Savage" as innocent but uncivilized. It then discusses the idea of the "Vanishing Indian" in the 1840s as Native American populations declined rapidly due to disease and warfare. The Indian Removal Act of 1830, signed by President Andrew Jackson, forcibly removed Native Americans from the east to territories west of the Mississippi to supposedly protect their cultures, though in reality it was to seize their lands. This removal, known as the "Trail of
Racism today holding us back from moving forward power pointdanielle macfarlane
This document discusses various forms and examples of racism in Canada and the United States. It provides statistics showing that Aboriginal peoples, Muslims, and Blacks face discrimination. Different types of racism are defined, from overt to covert and internalized racism. The document also examines prejudice in media and society, as well as the authoritarian personality theory of prejudice. Examples of racism faced by Aboriginal and Black communities are given. The document argues that while mixed-race couples are growing, racism still persists in various areas of society.
The document discusses the representation of ethnicity in media texts, focusing on African Americans. It introduces learning objectives around analyzing how African Americans are portrayed and discussing two media theories on ethnicity. One theory discusses four key themes in representing race: exotic, dangerous, humorous, and pitied. The document also defines and gives an example of tokenism, which is the limited inclusion of marginalized groups to create an illusion of diversity rather than address discrimination.
The document provides biographical information about Nigerian author Chinua Achebe and summarizes his famous novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses how Achebe challenged colonial narratives by depicting pre-colonial Igbo society as complex with advanced traditions and institutions. It also summarizes Achebe's criticism of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness for portraying Africa as uninhabited and Africans as without language. The document analyzes key characters like Okonkwo and themes like colonial disruption of traditional African life in the novel.
Okonkwo is a respected warrior and village leader in the Igbo tribe of Umuofia in 1890s Nigeria. When he accidentally kills a clansman, he is exiled for 7 years. Upon returning, he finds the British establishing colonial rule and Christian missionaries undermining traditional beliefs. Okonkwo opposes this fiercely. However, after he takes part in an anti-colonial rebellion, the new administration sentences him to hanging. The novel explores the clash between Igbo and European cultures and the collapse of traditional African ways of life under colonialism.
Postcolonial Identity and Cultural Struggle in 'Petals of Blood'UpasnaGoswami2
This document provides an analysis of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's novel "Petals of Blood" in the context of postcolonial identity and cultural struggle in Kenya. It discusses the novel's depiction of the betrayal of independence ideals and the failure of the postcolonial nation to achieve real socio-economic liberation for its people. The analysis examines themes of corruption, exploitation, and the erosion of traditional African culture and values in the new capitalist, Western-influenced society. It also explores the hybrid, fragmented postcolonial identities and liminal spaces occupied by characters in their navigation of pre-colonial pasts and the postcolonial present.
Postcolonial literature addresses the problems and consequences of decolonization, especially questions relating to political and cultural independence. It gives voice to marginal identities that were previously sidelined in history but come to the center through retelling history from a postcolonial perspective. Key terms include decolonialism, commonwealth literature, postcolonial feminism, racism, orientalism, and hybridity. Postcolonial feminism examines how colonialism operates differently for men and women. Orientalism refers to how the West imagines and distorts Arab cultures. Hybridity describes the creation of new transcultural forms from the contact of colonization.
Tradition and modernity in things fall apartMehal Pandya
This document provides a summary of Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart" focusing on the themes of tradition and modernity in Igbo culture. It discusses Igbo religion, family structures, and social institutions prior to colonialism. It then describes how the arrival of British colonialism and Christian missionaries disrupted traditional Igbo ways, with locals adopting Western customs and converting to Christianity, leading to conflicts and cultural changes. The character of Okonkwo is presented as upholding traditional Igbo masculinity and facing challenges from the new order. In conclusion, the novel illustrates the clash between traditional Igbo society and the modernizing influences of colonialism.
Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart" (1958) depicts the late 19th century life of Okonkwo, a leader in a Nigerian village, and the arrival of European missionaries. The story focuses on the clash between Okonkwo's Igbo culture and the colonial influence of British values and Christianity, which ultimately leads to the breakdown of Okonkwo's life and Igbo traditions. Achebe uses the novel to challenge stereotypical Western narratives about African society and assert the complexities of traditional Igbo culture.
Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist considered the father of modern African literature. His most famous novel, Things Fall Apart, published in 1958, tells the story of Okonkwo, a man from the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, and his village Umuofia in the late 19th century as they experience the arrival of European missionaries and colonial government. The novel examines the clash between Igbo culture and the emerging colonial culture, highlighting themes of tradition versus change, masculinity, and the importance of language and oral tradition to Igbo culture. The title references a poem about the breakdown of traditions and comes to symbolize the collapse of Umuofia and Igbo culture under foreign influence.
This document provides an analysis of the novel Waiting for the Barbarians by John Maxwell Coetzee. It discusses how the novel is an allegorical representation of imperialism. It analyzes the characters of the Magistrate and Colonel Joll and how they represent different aspects of imperialism. It also examines how the novel explores themes of colonialism, African nationalism, and the relationship between the colonizers and the native people.
This document provides biographical information about the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe and summarizes his most famous work, Things Fall Apart. It discusses that the novel depicts the late 19th century breakdown of traditional Igbo culture due to the arrival of European colonizers in Nigeria. The document also analyzes Achebe's goal of challenging colonial-era novels that portrayed Africa as primitive, instead aiming to represent indigenous African societies as complex with their own social and political institutions prior to colonialism. It summarizes some of the main themes, characters, and narrative elements of Things Fall Apart.
different narration in novels on Colonialism in Africa Paper- 14Daksha Makwana
This document provides an analysis of different perspectives on colonialism in Africa presented in three novels: A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. It summarizes the key themes and portrayal of colonialism in each novel, with A Grain of Wheat focusing on the Mau Mau revolution in Kenya, Things Fall Apart depicting a civilized pre-colonial African society disrupted by colonization, and Heart of Darkness presenting Africans as primitive savages in the Congo. The document concludes that colonialism had long-lasting impacts on Africa both positively and negatively.
This is my presentation of The Post- colonial Literature.nilamba3158
This is my presentation of The Post- colonial Literature about the 'Critique on Black Skin White Mask – Critical analysis with the Justification of Race'
The document discusses postcolonial studies and literature. It defines postcolonial studies as the critical analysis of history, culture, literature and discourse specific to former colonies. It discusses key issues in postcolonial studies like rejecting Western imperialist narratives and expanding literary canons. It provides examples of postcolonial authors and influential novels. It also summarizes Cavafy's poem "Waiting for the Barbarians", which depicts a town awaiting an invasion that does not come, showing how borders help define identities.
Rereading Indian Literature: The White Tiger and NarcopolisDilip Barad
This document provides a summary of a presentation on rereading Indian writing in English. It discusses works like The White Tiger and Narcopolis and their themes of corruption, caste, and trauma. It also covers several scholars who analyze concepts like the nation, narration, and cultural criticism. Nation is described as having an ambivalent nature. Memory novels are discussed as having a narrative structure opposite to historical narratives in how they portray trauma. Key characters and themes in The White Tiger and Narcopolis are also summarized.
The document summarizes the key conflicts explored in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses the fundamental conflict between tradition and change faced by the Igbo people with the arrival of Christian missionaries. This results in clashes between Igbo and Western culture as well as conflicts between fathers and sons, individuals and religion, and characters struggling within themselves. Okonkow in particular grapples with these conflicts as he tries and fails to resist the destruction of traditional Igbo society.
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the invasion by Europeans during the late 19th century.
“Critique on Black Skin White Mask – Critical analysis with the Justification...nilamba
The document provides a critique and analysis of Frantz Fanon's book "Black Skin, White Masks". It summarizes each chapter, which deal with the psychological aspects of racism and the mental conditions of both black and white people. The book examines ideas of blackness, whiteness, identity, and how white colonial rule shaped perceptions of race in America and Martinique. It concludes that Fanon's work presents concepts like hybridity and creolization to discuss social, moral and political issues of race in a way that can be compared to other post-colonial literature exploring similar themes.
Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart examines the effects of colonialism on traditional Igbo society in Nigeria in the late 19th century. The novel depicts village life before the arrival of British colonialists and missionaries. It focuses on the main character Okonkwo, a respected village leader, and how the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the new colonial system brings about his tragedy and suicide. Through Okonkwo's downfall, Achebe illustrates how colonialism eroded longstanding Igbo traditions and social structures and precipitated cultural and political changes that challenged people's way of life.
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1. Topic – Things Fall Apart Novel –Theme of
Discrimination explain with examples
Name- Dipti Gohil
Roll number- 6
Enrollment number- 2069108420190018
Email Id- diptigohil55@gmail.com
Paper- 14. African Literature
Year- 2018-2020
Submitted to Maharaja Krishnakumarsinghji Bhavnagar
University, Department of English
2. Introduction-
Things Fall Apart is a novel
written by Nigerian
author Chinua Achebe.
Published in 1958, its story
chronicles pre-colonial life in the
south-eastern part of Nigeria
and the arrival of the Europeans
during the late nineteenth
century.
3. What is discrimination ?
In human social behaviour,
discrimination is prejudiced
treatment or consideration of, or
making a distinction towards, a being
based on the group, class, or
category to which they are perceived
to belong.
These are discrimination in novel
• Cultural Discrimination
• Gender Discrimination
• Racial Discrimination
4. Cultural Discrimination
• Achebe shown two area pre-colonial
area and Colonial area
• Pre-colonial issue of cultural
discrimination
• Okonkwo belong to Igbo culture
• He killed Ikemefuna
5. Gender Discrimination
• Women shown subordinated to men
• Domestic life of women
• Okonkwo inner desire “ If Ezinma had been a boy I
would have been happier”.
• Masculiniy direct associated with aggressive and
violence
• All Negative feelings connect with ‘feminity’.
• Focus on Masculinity it is simply direct associated with
discrimination of the two gender
6. Racial Discrimination
• Racism is the belief in which certain
groups of people feel superior because
of their skin colour
• White ruled over the black
• Colonial power took control over the
Igbo people
• Three characters – Mr.Brown
• Reverend James Smith
• District Commander
7. • Superiority feeling- Told them that they
worshipped false gods, gods of wood
and stone.
• Estabished idea White language is
superior than black
• Education and Medicine
• White culture best and black culture like
worthless
• Reverend focused to convert Igbo people
convert to Christianity
8. District Commissioner
• He wrote book on Nigera society his
book title also example of racial
discrimination – “The Pacification of
the primitive tribes of lower Nigera”
• He wrote at least one paragraph on
Okonkwo tragic end, it is showing also
value of non white person.
9. Conclusion-
Thus, theme of novel
discrimination.And Achebe shown both
time pre-Colonial and Colonial, he may
be also tried to shown pre-Colonial time
people have followed cultural
discrimination then they facing racial
discrimination. According to me colonial
power over the most countries because
of their major beliefs of cultural
discrimination.
10. Bibliography
Achebe, Chinua. "Things Fall Apart." Achebe, Chinau. Things Fall Apart. 1959. 167.
Sawant, DR.Datta G. Patriarchy in Things Fall Apart: A Study of Gender Discrimination.
February 2010. 22 February 2020
<https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271626907_Patriarchy_in_Things_Fall_Apart_A_
Study_of_Gender_Discrimination>.
Wekipedia, Contributors. Discrimination. 23 February 2020. 23 February 2020
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Discrimination&id=9
41636419>.
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