I shall be choosing the post-colonial Theory as my lens for analyzing parts of the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe. As this is a topic which i am for one more interested in but also because i have a greater understand of Post-colonial Theory.
One Extract which really made me think was the quote which stated “Likewise, the assumption that Western Europeans, and in particular, the British people, were biologically superior to any other race." This idea of the white man being superior is shown a lot in the Novel Things Fall Apart and is one of the things which the natives have to overcome as they are trying to keep the culture which has been passed down to them for so many generations where as the white man comes in and thinks that he can help them by enforcing their own style of living as according to them the natives or not civilized enough and need their help.
Also through Post-colonial Theory the Natives who are too young to understand or who are easily impressionable are left feeling either confused or now take on a “double consciousness” as they are now wondering which structure of society they should trust or is right for them as what they were led to believe before is being questioned by the new settlers and they seem to know a lot more than the natives and their now have to face the decision of to abandon the morals and foundation set by the older generation natives or disregard all that the new settlers are trying to teaching them as it might taint the very foundation which has been set for them
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Things Fall Apart
I shall be choosing the post-colonial Theory as my lens for analyzing parts of the novel Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe. As this is a topic which i am for one more interested in but also because i have a greater understand of Post-colonial Theory.
One Extract which really made me think was the quote which stated “Likewise, the assumption that Western Europeans, and in particular, the British people, were biologically superior to any other race." This idea of the white man being superior is shown a lot in the Novel Things Fall Apart and is one of the things which the natives have to overcome as they are trying to keep the culture which has been passed down to them for so many generations where as the white man comes in and thinks that he can help them by enforcing their own style of living as according to them the natives or not civilized enough and need their help.
Also through Post-colonial Theory the Natives who are too young to understand or who are easily impressionable are left feeling either confused or now take on a “double consciousness” as they are now wondering which structure of society they should trust or is right for them as what they were led to believe before is being questioned by the new settlers and they seem to know a lot more than the natives and their now have to face the decision of to abandon the morals and foundation set by the older generation natives or disregard all that the new settlers are trying to teaching them as it might taint the very foundation which has been set for them
One Extract which really made me think was the quote which stated “Likewise, the assumption that Western Europeans, and in particular, the British people, were biologically superior to any other race." This idea of the white man being superior is shown a lot in the Novel Things Fall Apart and is one of the things which the natives have to overcome as they are trying to keep the culture which has been passed down to them for so many generations where as the white man comes in and thinks that he can help them by enforcing their own style of living as according to them the natives or not civilized enough and need their help.
Also through Post-colonial Theory the Natives who are too young to understand or who are easily impressionable are left feeling either confused or now take on a “double consciousness” as they are now wondering which structure of society they should trust or is right for them as what they were led to believe before is being questioned by the new settlers and they seem to know a lot more than the natives and their now have to face the decision of to abandon the morals and foundation set by the older generation natives or disregard all that the new settlers are trying to teaching them as it might taint the very foundation which has been set for them
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