Introductory paragraph practice : Things fall apart
Prompt: The personal history of an author can have a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed in his/her writing. Comment on specific instances of such influence in Things Fall Apart.
Literature derives from the contextual background of an author, Things fall apart was a novel developed by Chinua Achebe taking place under post-colonized Africa, thusly in regards to the novel things fall apart, Achebe takes influence in the context of where he comes from and the setting in which this novel was written. This novel was written under the newly formed independent Nigeria. Born under the influence of Christianity and Igbo ideologies, Achebe's novel contributes to both cultural perspectives colliding with one another to produce conflicts and character development within the story. Achebe not only gives us many insights on the Igbo-culture given through the perspectives of the characters introduced in the novel but also gives different perspectives on the extremities of each culture, therefore Achebe mentions that post-colonization of Nigeria isn't perfect in terms of the values of Christianity and Igbo-culture. We see the influence of Igbo and Christianity through the novel, displaying contradictory virtues in Igbo-culture to display the importance of modernization through colonization as the influence of the independence of Nigeria in the 1960's led to Achebe's implementation of flawed aspects in Igbo-culture. Evidently, these contextual aspects are what contributed to the story of things fall apart and how it displays more than one story.
Literature derives from the contextual background of an author, Things fall apart was a novel developed by Chinua Achebe taking place under post-colonized Africa, thusly in regards to the novel things fall apart, Achebe takes influence in the context of where he comes from and the setting in which this novel was written. This novel was written under the newly formed independent Nigeria. Born under the influence of Christianity and Igbo ideologies, Achebe's novel contributes to both cultural perspectives colliding with one another to produce conflicts and character development within the story. Achebe not only gives us many insights on the Igbo-culture given through the perspectives of the characters introduced in the novel but also gives different perspectives on the extremities of each culture, therefore Achebe mentions that post-colonization of Nigeria isn't perfect in terms of the values of Christianity and Igbo-culture. We see the influence of Igbo and Christianity through the novel, displaying contradictory virtues in Igbo-culture to display the importance of modernization through colonization as the influence of the independence of Nigeria in the 1960's led to Achebe's implementation of flawed aspects in Igbo-culture. Evidently, these contextual aspects are what contributed to the story of things fall apart and how it displays more than one story.
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