Essays about: "Achebe"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the word Achebe.

  1. 16. Invisible Weapons : Hegemony and Binary Relationships in Chinua Achebe’s Arrow of God

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Josefine Rosén; [2010]
    Keywords : hegemony binarism postcolonial Achebe;

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  3. 17. Critical responses to Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Morgan Svensson; [2010]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This essay will revolve around the critical reception of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The focus will be on three primary sources: firstly, the early critical reception and how the novella was received when it was originally published in 1902, secondly, Chinua's famous critique in 1977 when he called Conrad a racist and condemned both the author and the novella, and thirdly, Said's defence and contextualization of Conrad’s novella in 1992. READ MORE

  4. 18. Chinua Achebe  & Joseph Conrad : A comparison of two authors who present Africa in different ways

    University essay from Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Martin Saffo; [2008]
    Keywords : Engelsk Litteratur;

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  5. 19. "To Conquer and Subdue" - Okonkwo's Masculinity in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Tim Löfstedt; [2008]
    Keywords : Chinua Achebe; Things Fall Apart; Afica; Afrika i litteraturen; Nigeria; Igbo; gender; masculinity; maskulinitet i litteraturen; manliness; tradition; family; identity; identitet i litteraturen; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay examines the masculinity of Okonkwo, the protagonist of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and how it brings about his undoing, despite the fact that he lives in a conservative society where masculinity is revered.... READ MORE

  6. 20. Code-Switching in Chinua Achebe's Novels

    University essay from Institutionen för kommunikation och information

    Author : Hanna Larsson; [2008]
    Keywords : Code-switching; Nigerian Pidgin English; Chinua Achebe;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to point out how Chinua Achebe uses different features of Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin English (NPE) in four of his novels. Firstly, there will be an explanation of the terms code switching and proverb, followed by an overview of Pidgin Languages and Nigerian Pidgin English. READ MORE