Symbolism In Things Fall Apart
Symbolism reveals things about the characters and themes we didn't even realize were true even though they were right in front of us. That often happens throughout books where there are hidden meanings that explain a deeper one to the event object or person. There were many different kinds of symbols throughout both books that really explain the characters in the themes and what the author was really trying to get across. With the different symbols it really shows how each of the characters respond to them and helps show who they really are as a person that the book couldn’t fully show. The Poisonwood Bible had multiple themes such as politics, nature, marriage, language/communication and morality. Where in Things Fall Apart had themes like
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The Yams symbolize masculinity, hard work, and the center of society. Yams take lots of work as well as becoming socially acceptable does. That eventually determines someone's wealth and prestige in the African society. Men are also the controlling factor in the lives of their women and children so to be nothing but accepted is a struggle in that society. Seeing the men have such a strong role in the society, ironically there is a symbol for women. The symbol is folktales. To okonkwo, the folktales that are told symbolizes being a woman. The stories seem to have no value and they provide useless morals. Mothers and daughters in the book are the ones who share the love for these tales, but Okonkwo’s son nwoye does as well. Unfortunately the society looks at men and women like that but it is through the symbols in the themes that we understand it better.
A symbol in The Poisonwood Bible is the example of Methuselah. He is a parrot that brother fowles gave the price family. He lives in their home with them in Kilanga. Methuselah was usually kept in a cage, but one day Nathan told his daughters to let him out of the cage so he could be free in the wild. After a while of being in the wild, Methuselah’s feathers were found, implying that he had been killed. The significance of his death, is that he was restricted for most of his life, and when he finally became free, he didn’t last for long. He compares to the fate of the
The Yams symbolize masculinity, hard work, and the center of society. Yams take lots of work as well as becoming socially acceptable does. That eventually determines someone's wealth and prestige in the African society. Men are also the controlling factor in the lives of their women and children so to be nothing but accepted is a struggle in that society. Seeing the men have such a strong role in the society, ironically there is a symbol for women. The symbol is folktales. To okonkwo, the folktales that are told symbolizes being a woman. The stories seem to have no value and they provide useless morals. Mothers and daughters in the book are the ones who share the love for these tales, but Okonkwo’s son nwoye does as well. Unfortunately the society looks at men and women like that but it is through the symbols in the themes that we understand it better.
A symbol in The Poisonwood Bible is the example of Methuselah. He is a parrot that brother fowles gave the price family. He lives in their home with them in Kilanga. Methuselah was usually kept in a cage, but one day Nathan told his daughters to let him out of the cage so he could be free in the wild. After a while of being in the wild, Methuselah’s feathers were found, implying that he had been killed. The significance of his death, is that he was restricted for most of his life, and when he finally became free, he didn’t last for long. He compares to the fate of the