Your essay must use proper grammar, writing style, punctuation, and spelling. Be sure to use the correct spelling of the author’s name, characters’ names, etc.
—The essay must be a minimum of five full pages in length, with a maximum of seven full pages in length.
—The essay must have 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left, right); be double-spaced; use 12 point font size; and have page numbers at top right or bottom of page.
—The paragraph length suggestions in parentheses below are suggestions, not strict rules; however, your review essay should follow the numbered topics in succession. (Do not number paragraphs, topics, etc. This assignment is a book review essay, not a numbered series of answers).
—In addition to reading Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, you should also read Chapter 26 of the textbook, Voyages in World History, Brief Edition, Vol. 2, for background information on imperialism in the 19th century, including imperialism in Africa.
This is an essay. Do not write numbered paragraphs. In your essay, address each of the topics below in more or less this order.
1. Briefly, what is this novel about? When and where does this novel take place? Who is the author and what is his relevant background for writing this novel? (one paragraph)
2. Who is Okonkwo? What is his personality? In what ways is he similar and different to other Igbo men in this novel? (1-2 paragraphs)
3. Who are Nwoye and Ikemefuna? What eventually happens to them? Why? (1-2 paragraphs)
4. What is the role of women in Igbo society? Which things are “manly” and “womanly”? Does Okonkwo hold the same views on women as others in his village of Umuofia? In what ways are these conceptions of masculinity and femininity similar and different to conceptions of masculinity and femininity in Western societies? (2-3 paragraphs)
5. Discuss the different approaches the two missionaries (Mr. Brown and Rev. Smith) took to understand and convert the Igbo. Why did some Africans convert to their church? In what ways, do the missionaries change Umuofia (and Igbo) society? (1-2 paragraphs)
6. What do you think is the main message of this novel?
7. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the novel? Would you recommend this novel to someone wanting to learn about imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th century? Why, or why not? (1-2 paragraphs)
Your essay must use proper grammar, writing style, punctuation, and spelling. Be sure to use the correct spelling of the author’s name, characters’ names, etc.
—The essay must be a minimum of five full pages in length, with a maximum of seven full pages in length.
—The essay must have 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left, right); be double-spaced; use 12 point font size; and have page numbers at top right or bottom of page.
—The paragraph length suggestions in parentheses below are suggestions, not strict rules; however, your review essay should follow the numbered topics in succession. (Do not number paragraphs, topics, etc. This assignment is a book review essay, not a numbered series of answers).
—In addition to reading Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, you should also read Chapter 26 of the textbook, Voyages in World History, Brief Edition, Vol. 2, for background information on imperialism in the 19th century, including imperialism in Africa.
This is an essay. Do not write numbered paragraphs. In your essay, address each of the topics below in more or less this order.
1. Briefly, what is this novel about? When and where does this novel take place? Who is the author and what is his relevant background for writing this novel? (one paragraph)
2. Who is Okonkwo? What is his personality? In what ways is he similar and different to other Igbo men in this novel? (1-2 paragraphs)
3. Who are Nwoye and Ikemefuna? What eventually happens to them? Why? (1-2 paragraphs)
4. What is the role of women in Igbo society? Which things are “manly” and “womanly”? Does Okonkwo hold the same views on women as others in his village of Umuofia? In what ways are these conceptions of masculinity and femininity similar and different to conceptions of masculinity and femininity in Western societies? (2-3 paragraphs)
5. Discuss the different approaches the two missionaries (Mr. Brown and Rev. Smith) took to understand and convert the Igbo. Why did some Africans convert to their church? In what ways, do the missionaries change Umuofia (and Igbo) society? (1-2 paragraphs)
6. What do you think is the main message of this novel?
7. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the novel? Would you recommend this novel to someone wanting to learn about imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th century? Why, or why not? (1-2 paragraphs)
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