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By Chinua Achebe
The Author
Chinua Achebe (1930-)
Born in Ogidi, Nigeria to missionary parents who
raised him Protestant, though still preserving
some of the aspects of their traditional Ibo
culture.
Studied literature and medicine at the University
of Ibadan; worked briefly as a teacher and then
for the Nigerian Broadcasting Company.
Things Fall Apart was his first novel- published
in 1958.
Many of his novels deal with the social and
political problems of Nigeria.
The Setting
The novel is set in Nigeria towards the end
of the nineteenth century, in the period just
before the arrival of the white man.
It centers on the tribe of people known as
the Ibo (or Igbo)
Introduction of Characters
Study Questions
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Literary Devices
Theme:
Take out your Theme Vocabulary Sheet.
Using the abstract nouns, write 3 theme
statements for Things Fall Apart. Your
theme statements will be due tomorrow at
the beginning of the hour.
Symbols:
Identify three symbols from the novel and
explain their significance. You must use
complete sentences.
Works Cited
About the Novel: Introduction. Cliffsnotes.com: Things Fall Apart by
Chinua Achebe. 2000~2006.
<http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-133,pageNum2.html>.
Achebe. Learnessays.com. 2003~2006.
<http://www.learnessays.com/show_essay/126873.html>.
Achebe, Chinua. Encyclopedia.com. 6th ed. 2006.
<http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/A/Achebe-C.asp>.
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. The Norton Anthology of English
Literature. Ed. M.H. Abrams, et al. 7th ed. Vol. 2. New York: Norton,
2000. 2617-2706.
An Aspect of Chinua Achebe's Life. Ian's Chinua Achebe Page: Links.
<http://www.angelfire.com/ia/nmay/achebescholar.html>.
Biography of Chinua Achebe (1930-). GradeSave.com. 1999~2006. 20
Apr. 2006
<http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/authors/about_chinua_ache
be.html>.
Brians, Paul. William Butler Yeats: The Second Coming (1921).
Chinua Achebe: Things Fall Apart Study Guide. 13 Dec. 2005. 20 Apr.
2006 <http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Ebrians/anglophone/achebe.html>.