Essays and Research Papers on African Literature

A 5 page review of Chinua Achebe’s work Arrow of God. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In three pages, culture is examined within the context of this 1959 African novel, with a summary and comparative analysis of the culture presented in the text and the writer’s culture and values also presented. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 4 page paper examines the novel Cry the Beloved Country and argues that its author has succeeded in creating a South African mythology with this novel. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page essay that describes Athol Fugard's play "'Master Harold'...and the boys" in terms of the paradox expressed in "Macbeth," as "Fair is foul, and foul is fair" (I.i.11). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the philosophical debate on the question of whether or not humans should eat animals. This paper considers the pro-animal rights views embodied by author J.M. Coetzee's “The Lives of Animals”. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page essay that focuses on how Tsitsi Dangarembga, in her novel, Nervous Conditions, portrays the effect of colonialism on native women. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of "Things Fall Apart". Elements of Western tragedy are examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Achebe's "Civil Peace". The cultural values of the main character are explicated. Bibliography lists 1 source.

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.

This 3 page paper discusses the two epics, the Kebra Negast and Sundiata and the way in which they depict the creation of national identities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 11 page paper analyzes the classic work by Chinua Achebe. Bibliography lists 6 sources.