What are your final thoughts on Things Fall Apart? How is colonialism depicted differently in this book compared to its depiction in Heart of Darkness? Do you have any final questions about the book. If so, what are they? We will discuss these questions during our final seminar on the book on Monday.
I thought that this book was pretty fun to read. It was a lot less symbolic and hard understand compared to Heart of Darkness, which was nice. It was a more straightforward book, and therefore easier to read. On the topic of colonialism's depiction in the book, it was really just from a different perspective (in addition, different settings and situations). In HOD, it was from the perspective of Marlow, a European man; in TFA, it was from the perspective of Okonkwo, an African man. Therefore, the way the opposite culture was delivered into the two books was different.
Questions:
-How would each book be different if it was written from the opposite perspectives?
-In which ways were the two books similar?
-If the two authors were to discuss the topic of colonialism, in which ways would they agree/ disagree?
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