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This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Achebe's "Things Fall Apart". An analysis shows that feminist themes are apparent in the work as well as the overt postcolonial themes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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subaltern groups happen to be colonized cultures or women subjected to the dominion of the patriarchy. This is why Chinua Achebes novel, "Things Fall Apart" represents such an interesting task
for the literary critic. The novel is, at its core, a fierce indictment of colonialism, holding up many aspects of Igbo culture as idealized and casting Christian missionaries in a
villainous light because of their insidious dismantling of Igbo culture through missionary work. However, at the same time, the Igbo culture is certainly one that diminishes women in a patriarchal
way. The result is a novel that holds to a traditional postcolonial construction, but in a way that doesnt emphasize the plight of women within the culture; indeed, the relationships
between sons and fathers dominate the pages, and mothers and daughters are relegated to the background for the most part. However, in its criticisms of Eurocentric world views, "Things Fall
Apart" can still be read as a progressive work, even from the feminist critical perspective. The most shocking aspect of Achebes novel, for many Western readers, is that it
represents at its core a differing value system from that shown in Western novels. For instance, the main character Okonkwo is himself a figure that is somewhat alien to the
experiences of many Westerners in the sense that he has "earned" three wives through his labors as a farmer, as well as his willingness to go along with tribal rule
in spite of his personal feelings, such as when he helps the Umofia murder Ikemefuna in spite of his fierce love for the boy (Achebe, 1994). This subversion of the
highly individualistic Western hero is a major reason why the novel resonates so strongly; the tribal loyalty depicted by the characters emphasizes the thematic elements of tribal unity in the
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