Plight of the Native the Mechanics of Imperialism in Achebe's things fall Apart and other approaches

Abstract

Chinua Achebe is considered as a household name as far as African literature is concerned. He has shown his prowess in his critical essays, letters and short-stories. However it is the discipline of novels that took him to instant and everlasting fame. Particularly THINGS FALL APART and NO LONGER AT EASE are his masterpieces in which he portrayed a picture of African culture and showed his concerns on the policy of colonisation that drenched his nation into all sorts of trouble. This novel is still taught amd remains as fresh as it was. The purpose of the concerned paper was reexplore the mechanics of imperialism on Igbo society. Alongside this, there was keen focus on the contemporary approaches to this novel. Several schools of thought were explored that led to a variety of ideas. Literary articles on all fronts by African and international scholars were helpful in widening the scope of research despite showing hints of conflict. Especially Said’s work on post-colonial theory was of importance as well.