Essays and Research Papers on African Literature

A 5 page paper which examines the narrative techniques and narrative structure of Doris Lessing’s novel “The Four-Gated City.” Bibliography lists 13 sources.

This is a 5 page paper on women and the female body in Tayeb Salih’s “Season of Migration to the North”. Tayeb Salih’s “Season of Migration to the North” tells the story of man’s intertwining hate, violence, desires and need for revenge against his aggressors. Unfortunately, the victims who fall prey to this violence are ...

A 3 page paper which examines the three generations of characters of Unoka, Okonkwo, and Nwoye as representative of change in Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

This is a 7 page paper discussing Ngugi wa Thiongo’s novel “The River Between” (1965). Ngugi wa Thiongo’s novel “The River Between” tells the story of the division between two Kikuyu communities in regards to their adherence or denial of the Western and Christian beliefs and education. The story takes place in the late 1920s ...

A 5 page research paper/essay that examines the African Epic of ancient Mali, the Sundiata. The writer discusses the ways in which this African legend can be considered to fit the definition of epic literature, in favor of it fitting that definition. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page research paper that examines the role of fear and anger in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and the classic ancient Greek epic, the Iliad, by Homer. In both of these texts, the volatile emotions of fear and anger are expressed within the framework of the warrior ethos. An examination of the ...

4 pages in length. Perhaps these particular peoples were not ready to be free of what were deemed as religious constraints to which they so readily adhered. Perhaps the European's believed that it was not necessary for the village of Umuofia to secure its heritage by way of political, governmental and familial implications. ...

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares Achebe's Things Fall Apart to Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The writer argues that Achebe reverses the basic plot scenario seen in Conrad's novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the theme and influence of the white man in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines the conditions of Africans who come in contact with Europeans as seen from the 19th century writing of Olaudah Equiano in his narrative, and Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” which addresses the turn of the 20th century. No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines how the conflict between tradition and change affected Okonkwo and the members of his Igbo society in the classic 1959 novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the title of Achebe’s novel and examines the historical content. No additional sources cited.

A 14 page paper which examines the significance and role of women in Tayeb Salih’s novel “Seasons of Migration to the North.” Bibliography lists 6 additional sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the theme of death in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the cultural assumptions possessed by E.M. Forster, in "A Passage to India," and Chinua Achebe, in "Things Fall Apart." Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the novels “Palace Walk” and “Midaq Alley” by Naguib Mahfouz. Cairo-born writer Naguib Mahfouz has written almost forty novels and in 1988 became the first Arab writer to receive the Nobel Prize for literature and since the awarding of the prize, several of his works have been republished ...

A 5 page paper which examines the character of Okonkwo in Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which summarizes and analyzes Chinua Achebe's novel "No Longer at Ease." No additional sources cited.

A 4 page paper which examines the role of women in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart.” Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.

A 3 page paper which examines various events and issues in Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart.” No additional sources cited.

An 8 page paper which examines the three themes that are featured throughout the novel, the respect for the Oracle’s guidance, how Okonkwo’s anger is the central source of his actions, and the preeminent role of men throughout the Igbo (Ibo) society of Umuofia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the author Najib Mahfuz and examines some of the artistic characteristics and thematic concern, the paper concentrates on the set of book known as the Cairo Trilogy. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at the arguments in the book “”omen of Fire and Sprit” by Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton, and considers how these fit in with today’s ideas and undertakes a reflection in the arguments pout forward in the book. The bibliography cites 4 sources

A 3 page paper which examines the role of violence, in relationship to culture, within Bessie Head’s short story “The Collector of Treasures.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page report discusses two short stories and the ways in which they establish a narrator's voice, acknowledge a specific society's attitude about women, and reveals the ways in which women come to think of themselves in relationship to how they are viewed by others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.