Table of Contents
Introduction 11
Chronology 14
Chapter 1 Background on Chinua Achebe
1 The Life of Chinua Achebe G.D. Killam 19
2 Chinua Achebe's Philosophy of Fiction Jerome Brooks Chinua Achebe 29
3 Achebe Feels a Special Commitment as an African Writer Romanus Okey Muoneke 37
Chapter 2 Things Fall Apart and Colonialism
1 Okonkwo's Actions Foreshadow Colonialism's Impact on Traditional Values Christopher Heywood 47
2 Okonkwo's Loss of Identity Parallels the Experience of Colonized Africans Ifeoma Onyemelukwe 52
3 Language Conveys Male Africans' and Colonists' Power Ada Uzoamaka Azodo 62
4 Women Play a Key Role in the Community Depicted in Things Tall Apart Linda Strong-Leek 71
5 Achebe Does Not Idealize Precolonial and Postcolonial Igbo Society G.D. Killam 80
6 Igbo and European Cultures Clash Willene P. Taylor 88
7 Okonkwo's Tragedy Is Not Due to Colonialism Umelo Ojinmah 96
8 The White Man Redeemed Igbo Society Romanus Okey Muoneke 103
9 Three Distinct Endings Present a Layered Approach to the Colonized Experience Richard Begam 110
Chapter 3 Contemporary Perspectives on Colonialism
1 Foreign Aid Is a Twenty-first-Century Form of Colonialism John A. Burton 120
2 The One Laptop per Child Project Is a Form of Colonialism Stanley Douglas Stych 123
3 Norfolk Islanders Resist Colonization by Australia Kathy Marks 127
4 French Revisionists Attempted to Defend Colonialism in Africa Julio Godoy 133
5 The First Woman Elected President in Africa Is Called a Neocolonialist Kuumba Chi Nia 139
6 The United Nations Wants to Force Liberation on Unwilling Colonies Ian Mather 143
For Further Discussion 148
For Further Reading 150
Bibliography 151
Index 156
