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Discover Chinua Achebe famous and rare quotes. Share Chinua Achebe quotations about writing, nigeria and language. "A man who calls his kinsmen to a..."
- Chinua Achebe
- 1958
- “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
- “There is no story that is not true, [...] The world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others.” ― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart.
- “A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon.
- “There is no story that is not true.” ― Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart.
A short summary of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Things Fall Apart.
- Chinua Achebe
- 1958
- Fear
- Rebellion
- Destiny
- Destruction of The Old Order
Okonkwo’s life was dominated by his determination to live up to his community’s ideals and values, among which are their prescription of what proper manly behavior should entail. This motivation was driven to the maximum by Okonkwo’s shame and resentment at his father’s inability to live up to these manly expectations. Okonkwo’s father was disrespe...
In this quote, Okonkwo contemplates the implication of his first son’s drift toward the Christians. The Christian missionaries and the colonialists offered a worldview that differed fundamentally from the values Okonkwo, and the Umuofia community hold dear. The Christian concepts of tolerance and peace stood at variance with traditional concepts of...
Okonkwo has always believed in bending fate to his advantage through sheer will, and for the most part, despite starting with nothing and experiencing setbacks establishing himself initially, he was able to achieve great success. However, his confidence in himself is tested after he was banished to his mother’s land after his great abomination of a...
Perhaps more than any other Umuofian, Okonkwo found it hardest to accept the new reality of the Whiteman’s ascendant power and the inevitability of their suzerainty over him. When he and other prominent Umuofia sons were arrested and humiliated for the part they played in razing the church building to the ground, he felt humiliated and swore vengea...
- “If you don't like someone's story, write your own.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “The world is like a Mask dancing. If you want to see it well, you do not stand in one place.” ― Chinua Achebe.
- “While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary.” ― Chinua Achebe, Anthills of the Savannah.
- “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.
It is a measure of Achebe’s subtlety that he prefers a prologue that is understated and suggestive, rather than polemical, ranting, and violent. Explanation of the famous quotes in Things Fall Apart, including all important speeches, comments, quotations, and monologues.
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In ‘Things Fall Apart,’ Achebe offers an account of precolonial Africans that indisputably asserts their humanity and sophistication in the face of uncomplimentary portrayals from racist and prejudiced writers.
