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Papers On Literature From Africa
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Death in Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and “Morrison’s “Beloved”
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A 7 page paper
which examines the theme of death in Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and Toni
Morrison’s “Beloved.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAachtni.rtf
Depiction of Women and the Female Body in Tayeb Salih’s “Season of Migration to the North”
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This is a 5 page paper on women and the female body in Tayeb Salih’s “Season of Migration to the North”. Tayeb Salih’s “Season of Migration to the North” tells the story of man’s intertwining hate, violence, desires and need for revenge against his aggressors. Unfortunately, the victims who fall prey to this violence are women whose bodies are considered as worthless. In England, Mustafa finds that he can lure the English women with his English ways and when treating them violently and worthless finds an easy and callous way to have revenge against the imperialism which has led to the oppression of his own people. When he meets Jean Morris and finds she is more aggressive than he, he kills her but then is given a light sentence as the courts believe his anger against the English is partially justified. Back in his village, Mustafa’s wife, Hosna Bint Mahmoud becomes another worthless victim whose violent death was blamed on her foreign influence. The narrator himself finds that his love for her was actually hatred and he joins with Mustafa and the villagers in their anger and desire for revenge.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TJSalih1.rtf
Discourses of Tradition vs. Modernity in Chinua Achebe’s “Arrow of God”
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A 6 page paper which examines the changes that come to the village, how these changes are brought about, what/who are the agents of these changes, actions and influences of the colonial representatives including the religious converts, and the influence of the new religion. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGarrgod.rtf
Emecheta/2nd Class Citizen
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A 10 page research paper that, first of all, analyzes a novel by Bushi Emecheta's novel entitled Second-Class Citizen, which was first published in 1974, and concerns the life of a Nigerian woman of the Igbo tribe. Emecheta's protagonist, Adah Obi, is pictured from childhood through early adulthood, with Emecheta charting her personal development within the Nigerian cultural framework. In this manner, Emecheta addresses not only the way that Nigerian custom relegates women to second-class citizenship, but also how this problem is compounded when her family moves to England. Examination of the novel shows that it accurately represents the real-life experiences of African women in regards to secondary status, culturally, politically, and racially. The writer proves this point by offering an extensive discussion of outside sources that discusses African women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: kheme2nd.rtf
English use by non-native writers/ Achebe and Walcott
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A 6 page research paper and analysis of the use of English by Chinua Achebe in 'Things Fall Apart,' and Derek Walcott in 'The Star-Apple Kingdom.' Both of these writers choose to express himself in the language of colonial oppression— English— rather then in a language native to his region. The writer explores why. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 00acwa.rtf
Esquivel & Achebe/A Comparison
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A 5 page essay that argues that Laura Esquivel (Like Water for Chocolate, 1994) and Chinua Achebe (Things Fall Apart, 1994) both create characters who are incredibly strong-willed and also invested within their cultures in such a way that it narrows their focus toward other considerations. In other words, Esquivel's Mama Elena and Achebe's Okonkwo suffer their eventual fates due to their obsessive adherence to cultural paradigms, which they follow to the exclusion of all else. This rigid stance causes both characters to be primarily motivated by fear. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khemeaok.rtf
Fear in Cry the Beloved Country
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A 5 page essay that examines how fear operates as an underlying theme in Alan Paton's novel of South Africa Cry, the Beloved Country. The writer examines the different types of fear expressed by Paton, as well as his antidote to this factor, which is love and Christianity. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khctbcfe.rtf
Features of Postcolonial Literature
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A 7 page paper assessing the primary features of postcolonial literature, focusing on the Kenya and Morocco through the work of Ngugi wa Thiong’o and Fatima Mernissi. Both of these views of postcolonial literature provides readers with a basis for asking “what if” questions. Though the degrees to which each goes vary greatly, each maintains that foreign influence inexorably and irrevocably changed their cultures, providing the primary feature of postcolonial literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSlitPostcolony.rtf
Female Oppression in African Literary Works
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A 2.5 page paper which examines the Western perception that African women were docile, submissive, oppressed and voiceless while the men were chauvinistic and oppressive, and how this notion has been confirmed throughout African literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGafwom.rtf
Forster and Achebe: Cultural Assumptions
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A 4 page paper which examines the
cultural assumptions possessed by E.M. Forster, in "A Passage to India," and Chinua
Achebe, in "Things Fall Apart." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAachfor.rtf
Gender Stereotypes in Achebe's "Dead Men's Path"
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This 6 page paper considers the way in which Chinua Achebe presents Michael Obi and his wife Nancy in the short story "Dead Men's Path." Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: HVGenStr.rtf
Homer & Achebe/Fear and Anger
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An 8 page research paper that examines the role of fear and anger in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart and the classic ancient Greek epic, the Iliad, by Homer. In both of these texts, the volatile emotions of fear and anger are expressed within the framework of the warrior ethos. An examination of the effects of fear and anger in these narratives demonstrates the commonality of human experience; and, specifically, how war and violence defy rationality, drawing directly on the basic emotions, such as fear and anger. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khhomach.rtf
How Culture and Religion Shape Each Other
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This 3 page paper uses various readings, in particular Chinua Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart,” to discuss ways in which culture and religion shape each other. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVculrel.rtf
Identity in Early African Literature
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This 4 page paper explores corporate and national identity in Sundiata and The Kebra Nagast. Background information is presented to validate claims and the role of religion in the works is also discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA340Old.rtf
Imperialism in Guanya Pau
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A 6 page paper which examines imperialism and women in Guanya Pau: A Story of an African Princess by Jeffrey Walters. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAguapau.rtf
Imperialism/Things Fall Apart
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A 3 page essay that discusses, first, European imperialism and then relates this topic to Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. No other sources cited.
Filename: khimpcat.rtf
Issues in Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart”
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A 3 page paper which examines various
events and issues in Achebe’s novel “Things Fall Apart.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAach.rtf
Judgments: Bessie Head
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A 5 page paper which examines the judgments concerning murder and characters in Bessie Head’s “Life” and “The Collector of Treasures.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAjhead.rtf
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