![]() ![]() Joyce Cary’s work typecasted the African within a very limited and specific category- that of the passionate and emotional but simple individual. In truth, these works only served to advance the imperialist goals of the European colonizers by representing Africans as passionate simpletons at best or as primitive animals at worst. ![]() Here we find out what makes ‘Things Fall Apart’ so worthy of this gigantic reputation.īefore Achebe wrote ‘Things Fall Apart,’ students learning about Africa through fiction had to go through works like Joyce Cary’s ‘ Mister Johnson,’ and Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness.’ These are supposedly serious literary works with a clean reputation that purported to accurately represent the African man. It is the work with the greatest reputation in African literature. ‘Things Fall Apart‘ is an immensely important novel that shines not only because of the relevance of its themes but also the poignancy embedded within its simplicity, and the greatness lying behind a seemingly basic plot. ![]()
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