Title: Chinua Achebe's Intellectual Concern in Things Fall Apart
Abstract:As father of modern African literature,Chinua Achebe,Nigerian novelist,poet,professor,and critic,examines his country and nation's real situation and historical destiny from the perspective of a man o...As father of modern African literature,Chinua Achebe,Nigerian novelist,poet,professor,and critic,examines his country and nation's real situation and historical destiny from the perspective of a man of letters.Things Fall Apart,his representative work,epitomizes the cares and concerns of an intellectual for the future of his country and the fate of the people.In Things Fall Apart,the protagonist Okonkwo's life experience epitomizes Chinua Achebe's strong sense of historical responsibility,reveals his criticism consciousness that goes beyond the binary opposition,and clearly demonstrates his humanistic care for the future of Africa or even the future of the whole world.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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