Chinua Achebe
Chineua Achebe, Nigerian writer claims he wrote with specific purposes, having goals he wished to accomplish through his novels. In this paper I will use two of his works to demonstrate the ways in which Achebe held true to his intentions. I will use themes and scenes present in his novels to demonstrate that he does present an accurate view of daily Ibo village life in Things Fall Apart and also an accurate portrayal of the "Culture Shock" that young Obi Okonkwo must have experienced in the novel "No Longer at Ease". In each novel there is conflict both with peers and with Europeans. Inside these scenes of "life as usual" in Nigeria there are also moral questions embedded in the text. Chineua Achebe himself claims he wants us to answer for ourselves.
At the time of Achebe's birth in 1930 Nigeria was experiencing tremendous unrest. The people of Nigeria were beginning to uprise against British rule.
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English: Chinua Achebe speaking at Asbury Hall, Bu...
www.youtube.com/realnollymoviesThe Nigerians themselves were uncertain which direction their country should head. The British were reluctant to reduce their grip on the country. Nigeria eventually won independence in 1960.(World Book) The point being, that from his birth to the time of the writing of these novels Chineua was a first hand observer of the ways the Nigerians stood up or submitted to the British Whims. In the newspapers he read each day about how the British had one idea after another about how Nigeria should be run. He experienced the ways in which his native culture rebelled against the imposed British rule. (DLB 117)
His goals in writing were simple, He claims in an interview with Kay Bonnet that he wished to stimulate the "Education and Reconstruction" his society needed. He wanted to focus on interaction between Africa and Europe. (DLB 117)...
Review of No Longer at Ease:
The book assigned by our English lecturer last semester is called "NO LONGER AT EASE". This is a famous novel written in 1960 by Chinua Achebe. The role in this novel is named Obi Okonkwo, a man in the conflict between the traditional values in his country and Western value. The story begins where Obi is under a trial, which confused me at first time! However, when keeping reading I finally realized this part should be put in the last! The major idea is that Obi was looking forward to Western when he heard many they Nigerians called "wonders" of England and he finally made it to study aboard in England. However, the government found him so he must return this money after the end of his education. In addition, when he came back he was offered a job as civil servant from government. It is a wonderful job because the salary he gets in a month is the salary for others in one year and conflict I mentioned above just appeared in his life after his return in Nigeria. Actually, I did not finish the last part of this book and I turn to Internet to see what happened at last. It's not a wonderful ending that he accepted bribery and that's why he was sent to court.
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