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Things Fall Apart
I.
Introduction
II.
Chinua Achebe
III.
Plot Summary
IV.
Characters
V.
Themes
VI.
Literary Technique
VII.
Historical and Social Context
VIII.
Questions
Literature Guide - Things Fall Apart
Achebe, Chinua Published 1958
I Introduction
The story of Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart takes place in the Nigerian village of Umuofia in the late 1880s, before missionaries and other outsiders had arrived. The Igbo clan practises common tribal traditionsworship of gods, sacrifice, communal living, war, and magic. Leadership is based on a man's personal worth and his contribution to the good of the tribe. Okonkwo stands out as a great leader of the Igbo tribe. Tribesmen respect Okonkwo for his many achievements. ...
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