"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe vs. "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats When comparing the novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe and William butler Yeats poem "The Second Coming"‚ at first there seem to be no similarities except for the phrase "things fall apart" which is used in both. But as one closely examinee the reasons why both authors use this sentence‚ one realizes that both of them try to show a great change‚ which‚ in the poem is related to reality‚ while in the
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Comparative Analysis of Yeats The Second Coming and Achebe Things Fall Apart The poem‚ The Second Coming‚ by Yeats‚ and the novel Things Fall Apart‚ by Achebe‚ both describe the forceful colonization in which traditions‚ families‚ and lives fall apart. Yeats was born in Ireland and Achebe was from the Igbo culture in Nigeria. Both authors write from a perspective of the colonized and both publications are similar in their socio-cultural implications‚ rhetorical devices‚ and content. The socio-cultural
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gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world‚ The blood-dimmed tide is loosed‚ and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction‚ while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. In the above mentioned stanza Yeats has stated that the falcon is turning in widening gyre and is so far away from the falconer now that it cannot be heard. Yeats has used the word “Gyre” in order to stress
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acclaimed author of Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe once said‚ “Art has a social purpose [and] art belongs to the people… The total life of a man is reflected in his art” (Popova). These words hold true in Ibo culture‚ for whom the presence of art is essential. The tribe often uses masks‚ carvings‚ and tattoos as forms of artistic expression (“Igbo”). Tattoos are essential to Ibo culture as they convey the tribe’s identity. Yams signify honor and masculinity‚ traits the Ibo idolize. Achebe confirms this
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across the world everyday. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ the main character‚ Okonkwo‚ experiences cultural shock. Things Fall Apart focuses on the culture in Nigeria of the Ufomia tribe‚ the Igbo culture. Okonkwo‚ the main character‚ is a high-ranked leader of the tribe and strongly believes in the Igbo culture. When white missionaries move into the Ufomia tribe and take over‚ Okonkwo reacts to the sudden change negatively resulting in shocking events. In Things Fall
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In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ there are different holidays throughout the novel and there are some festivals as well. There is the Yam Festival and during it they pray to a goddess and they ask for a good harvest. They also have the Week of Peace and during that week they aren’t allowed to hurt anybody or you will be punished. There are many activities and things to do as a community during the Yam Festival and during the Week of Peace. Throughout the novel‚ Achebe talks about
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‘Things Fall Apart’‚ a novel by Chinua Achebe‚ has achieved textual integrity through a set of core ideas which are developed through the characters and events in the novel. The novel shows the drastic effect of white missionaries who colonise an African clan of Ibo people; bringing with them a new religion as well as laws‚ punishments and very different customs. Events described in the narrative highlight that a community and or an individual must at some point adapt to change and a new environment
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Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe Summary and Analysis Part 1: Chapter 12 Summary After Chielo took Ezinma away‚ Okonkwo was not able to sleep. He made several trips to the cave before he finally found and joined Ekwefi waiting outside the cave. When Chielo came out of Agbala’s cave with Ezinma in the early morning hours‚ she ignored Okonkwo and Ekwefi and carried the sleeping Ezinma home to her bed‚ with the girl’s parents following behind. On the following day‚ the village celebrates the next
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African Traditional Religions. Those five central tenets are belief in a supreme being‚ belief in spirits/divinities‚ belief in life after death‚ religious personnel and sacred places and witchcraft and magic practices. In his novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe provides illustrations of each of these tenets. Okonkwo’s interactions with various other characters in the novel are indicative of the belief in these five central tenets that are found in most African Traditional Relgions. It’s interesting
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been torn apart because of conflict. The Ancient Roman civilization was destroyed because of conflict in the political world of Rome and the war they were facing against the Barbarians. Both Things Fall Apart and "The Second Coming" suggest that conflict can bring on an end of an era in a society. "The Second Coming" and Things Fall Apart express how conflict from within can ruin a society. The first line of "The Second Coming" states‚ "The falcon cannot hear the falconer; things fall apart; the centre
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