YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe
Essays 31 - 60
Okonkwo was like that, and the fact that his contemporaries in the village considered some of his traits excessive is communicated...
out of his clan like a fish onto a dry sandy beach, panting" (Achebe 92). In other words, the women would reiterate what the prove...
without them. The power in Umuofia society was deeply steeped in "masculine traditions" (Osei-Nyame 148). The reputation o...
man and religion, which changes the society. Through all of these events and conditions we are witness to incredible change, most ...
and the Greek forces suffer mightily without their hero. Later in the narrative, his anger propels him into battle. But, just as a...
In comparison to the many overt forms of change these villagers have been forced to experience over time as a result of colonialis...
powerful man of his tribe. Through the years he has struggled to make himself a man worth respecting among his people. He started ...
tactics. There is a great disparity between the haves and the have nots. The health conditions are horrible with no running water ...
has absolutely certainty in his own value and the value of his "modern" ideas. However, by rejecting older, more traditional appro...
power in many ways. The more titles the greater the power. And, in a social perspective as it involves the government system, this...
him. He is a man who holds to the laws of his people, he is strong and courageous, and he is fairly well defined. But events take ...
the traditional society to fall apart," observes G.D. Killam. "Okonkwo is unable to adopt to the changes that accompany colonialis...
change, most notably the changes that take place in relationship to a leading member of the old tradition, Okonkwo. Okonkwo is ...
beyond the fact that the English essentially control them and find a level of peace somehow. But, in the end it seems that each ch...
the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in order to maintain a balance in ...
This act served a dual significance - it ended Okonkwos life and anguish, and it was a parting shot to the Christianity that had t...
different from most modern Western cultures. Their way of life worked for them and was ultimately destroyed with the colonists. Wi...
could have begotten a son like Nwoye, degenerate and effeminate(Achebe 143). In fact, the barbaric way in which the women are bea...
which the British officer solicits his aid illustrates the bipolar reaction of Ezeulu verses the office who has been appointed to ...
In six pages this essay discusses how women's positioning in Umuofian society reveals much about its culture as represented in Ach...
In five pages this paper examines how thematic elements are developed by Chinua Achebe in this critical analysis. There are no ot...
In a paper consisting of 5 pages Achebe's classic novel is considered in terms of the individual and community interrelationship a...
In this essay consisting of two pages the writer presents the argument that Okonkwo's failure to conform to society in all matters...
This essay consisting of four pages considers how the protagonist satisfies the tragic hero criteria as defined by Aristotle offer...
of language, but a commonality of viewpoint and a commonality of assumption. This brings up the question of the extent to which ...
the point of view of many minor characters, one of which is Nwoye, Okonkwos son. In many ways, Nwoyes story contributes to the no...
In five pages this paper examines the conflict associated with social change is examined in a comparative analysis of these texts....
character. At the same time, however, Nwoye entered into this other faith, that of Christianity, because he was angry at his fat...
This paper consists of 3 pages and considers the emotional elements that characterize these novels by Chinua Achebe and Joseph Con...
when confronted with the greater complexities presented by European colonization and influence. Through the eyes of this storys c...