African-American Studies After reading Things Fall Apart, write a book review (in no less than one page) of your main takeaways. How does traditional Ibo society compare to and contrast with your own society? How did the Ibo of South Eastern Nigeria engage each other? How did they resolve conflicts. How did the arrival of […]
Write a research paper about Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, supplementing your own interpretation with information from three to five other sources.
Option #1: Research Based on Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart The Portfolio Project is designed to require you to expand your understanding of Things Fall Apart by combining knowledge and application of content with your own interpretation and judgment. For the Portfolio Project, you will write a research paper about Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, […]
What is most interesting about this festival/tradition? Why do you think this festival/tradition is important to the Igbo culture?
Chapter 6-15, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Option A: Discuss one of the community festivals or cultural traditions found in the text (e.g. – the New Yam festival, the Wrestling contest, the Trial, the Wedding) from the chapters we’ve read so far. What is most interesting about this festival/tradition? Why do you think this […]
Discuss Things Fall Apart Literature Analysis
Things Fall Apart Literature Analysis The film is based on Chinua Achebe’s novel by the same name released in 1958. The first scene presents Okonkwo, who is the main character of the movie, waking up earlier than his wife and wonders why the wife is still asleep. Okonkwo has won his respect as a leader […]