Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 in Nigeria and raised with both traditional Ibo culture and evangelical Protestant values. He graduated from university in 1954 and worked as a teacher and broadcaster before publishing his first novel, Things Fall Apart, in 1959. The novel was groundbreaking in its portrayal of Nigerian culture and history from a Nigerian perspective. Achebe went on to write several other influential novels that explored the impact of colonialism on African society and traditions.
Ekwefi’s Role in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebeiosrjce
Ekwefi’s character is one of the most significant characters in things fall apart by Chinua Achebe.
She possess the qualities which distinguish her of Okonkwo’s other wives. Even she seems to have less
drawbacks than the protagonist of the novel.
In the novel she has been described as beautiful youth and second wife of Okonkwo. Her bold action
was as she ran from her previous husband and came to live with Okonkwo, in a patriarchcal society. She loved
wrestling and it might be the reason that she liked Okonkwo.
In society, women were dominated by men. They were fated to be satisfied mens’ lust for sex, give birth
to children and bring up them. She had suffered much in married life. Nine of her children died in infancy and
Ezinma was the tenth of them who was the purpose of her life.
Not only she is the most intelligent and confident among Okonkwo’s wives but the most strongest
character in novel. She chased the priest in darkness for the sake of her daughter and sworn even to stand
against the deities.
She had heroic qualities and less weak points in her character through out the novel. Sometimes her
understanding of things and judgment seem more than Okonkwo.
Ekwefi’s Role in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebeiosrjce
Ekwefi’s character is one of the most significant characters in things fall apart by Chinua Achebe.
She possess the qualities which distinguish her of Okonkwo’s other wives. Even she seems to have less
drawbacks than the protagonist of the novel.
In the novel she has been described as beautiful youth and second wife of Okonkwo. Her bold action
was as she ran from her previous husband and came to live with Okonkwo, in a patriarchcal society. She loved
wrestling and it might be the reason that she liked Okonkwo.
In society, women were dominated by men. They were fated to be satisfied mens’ lust for sex, give birth
to children and bring up them. She had suffered much in married life. Nine of her children died in infancy and
Ezinma was the tenth of them who was the purpose of her life.
Not only she is the most intelligent and confident among Okonkwo’s wives but the most strongest
character in novel. She chased the priest in darkness for the sake of her daughter and sworn even to stand
against the deities.
She had heroic qualities and less weak points in her character through out the novel. Sometimes her
understanding of things and judgment seem more than Okonkwo.
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.
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3. Chinua Achebe was born November 15, 1930 into
an Ibo family in Eastern Nigeria in a town called
Ogidi.
His father, Isaiah Okafor Achebe was a teacher in
a missionary school.
His mother, Janet Ileogbunam and his father raised
him with values from his traditional Ibo culture as
well as being devout evangelical Protestants.
He graduated from the University College at
Ibadan in 1954 and also attended a government
college in Umuahia.
4. While in college, he studied English, History, and
Theology.
In 1954 he worked at a school as a teacher in Oba.
He also worked for the Nigerian Broadcasting
Corporation (NBC) in which time he wrote his first
book in 1959, Things Fall Apart.
His first novel showed his readers a new way of
looking at Nigerian Literature with his new way of
writing.
He married Christie Chinwe Okoli in 1961and they
had four children.
5. After writing Things Fall Apart 1959, he wrote
another novel titled, No Longer At Ease in 1960. This
novel was more about the colonial regime.
His literature Arrow of God, written in 1964 was also
about the past in Africa adding in tribal traditions.
From 1967-1970, Achebe worked for the governor
and also confounded a publishing company.
6. Okankwo, the main character in this story was
the superior man of his village who had a major
downfall.
He was powerful and he knew this as he was
the leader of his community. Everything is
perfect in Okankwo’s life until he kills a man
and is banished for seven years.
The time period is set in the 1890s when
missionaries came into Igbo society and took
over. With this real life fact, Achebe
incorporated history into his fictional story.
This invasion was Okankwo’s biggest downfall
as the missionaries took over leadership.
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