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Things Fall Apart The Colonization of Africa AFRICA circa 1880 Colonial Literature The Noble Savage amp t he Dark Continent Aphra Behn Oroonoko 1688 an unjustly enslaved African prince leads a slave rebellion in Surinam but after defeat kills his willing wife and calmly submits to torture and execution rather than submit. India Things Fall Apart is a 1958 English novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe In the novel Achebe explains the role of women in pre colonial Africa Women are relegated to an inferior position throughout the novel Their status has been degraded Ge These resources are to help students who are studying Things Fall Apart as part of the OCR GCSE English and English Literature specifications These pages can be freely downloaded and printed out as required This material may be freely copied for ins Chinua Achebe. Things Fall Apart. by Chinua Achebe. Written: . 1959. , Nigeria. 3. rd. person omniscient point . of . view. Setting: . 1890s in.  Lower Nigerian villages. , especially . Iguedo. Conflicts. THINGS FALL APART. LQ: . . Can I . analyse. how Achebe presents . Okonkwo’s. . struggle with alienation and dislocation, through the . language choice, structure and form?. . TERMINOLOGY: . onomatopoeia, . By: Tessa Brown and Nicole Schnabel. Anesis (an-NEE-sis). :.   . A figure of addition that occurs when a concluding sentence, clause, or phrase is added to a statement which purposely diminishes the effect of what has been previously stated. . Emily . Werner. Block 1-4. Thesis . In the tragic novel, . Things Fall Apart. , . C. hinua Achebe illustrates the theme that actions have consequences through the use of a simile, flashback, and symbol.. THINGS FALL APART. LQ: . . Can I . analyse. how Achebe presents . the Religious . struggle . through . his language choice, structure and form?. . TERMINOLOGY: . onomatopoeia, . repetition. , alliteration, sibilance, simile, metaphor, personification, . The Introduction. Go. Hook. Mention author and title of work. Two to three sentences which discuss Okonkwo generally. Thesis statement : indicates that the essay will cover both strengths and weaknesses.. Famous Nigerian author – best known for ‘Things Fall Apart’ (1958). This was a reaction to Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’. (The inspiration for Apocalypse Now). Vultures. This is the name of the next poem you are going to study. . Chinua Achebe - Goodreads. Chinua Achebe was a novelist, poet, professor at Brown University and critic. He is best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart (1958), which is the most widely read book in modern African literature. “African people did not hear of culture for the first time from Europeans; their societies were not mindless but frequently had a philosophy of great depth and value and beauty; they had poetry and above all they had dignity.”. Born 1930 in Nigeria. Writes about the breakdown of traditional African Culture in the face of European Colonization in the . 1800s. .. Sought to educate his fellow Nigerians about their culture and traditions. Today, each group is assigned an article to read and annotate. . 1. Read the article.. 2. Annotate the article.. 3. Answer the questions at the end of the article.. 4. Prepare a lecture based on your topic. Each group member MUST present!.  . Nigerian Life.   . •. -Food varies greatly depending on region. •. -TV’s, VCR’s, and Radios are popular where electricity is available.. •. Celebrate some holidays, including their independence day, which is October 1st, and workers day, which is May 1st..