Things+Fall+Apart

=//Things Fall Apart// by Chinua Achebe= In order to help us better understand Chinua Achebe's inentions for writing, look at the three quotes below and complete the work assigned for your particular group.

Group 1
Achebe once said, "[African writers] are committed to reclaiming the rich heritage of Africa, every inch of it, and redrawing the contours of African history which the hands of others has been drawn, and is drawn, with great malice and lurid falsehood...The perspectives will be many, refelcting the complexity of the problem but out of the welter will emerge a sound, clear vision of the way forward."

After reading the quote above, respond to the discussion board with two posts. The first response is an interpretation/analysis of the quote. The second post will require one person from the group to provide examples from the book in the form of quotes with page numbers that help define the "rich heritage of Africa". Look to religion, tradition, customs, way of life, etc...

Group 2
Achebe has also said, "It is a story...that saves our progeny from blundering like blind beggars into the spikes of the cactus fence. The story is our escort; without it, we are blind. Does the blind man own the escort? Neither do we the story; rather it is the story that owns and directs us."

After reading the quote above, respond to the discussion board with two posts. The first response is an interpretation/analysis of the quote. The second post will require one person from the group to respond with examples from the book in the form of quotes with page numbers that help to create the "story" Achebe tells. Look to character development (motivation, relationships, traits, behaviors, etc.), plot, and author's craft (foreshadowing, syntax, proverbs, etc.).

Group 3
About diversity, Achebe once said, "The world is big. Some people are unable to comprehend that simple fact. They want the world on their own terms, its people just like them and their freinds, its places like the manicured little patch on which they live. But this is a foolish and and a blind wish. Diversity is not the abnormality but the very reality of our planet. The human world manifests itself in the magnificence of its endless varieties. Civility is a sensible attribute in this kind of world we have; narrowness of heart and mind is not."

After reading the quote above, respond to the discussion board with a post about the interpretation/analysis of the quote. To help visualize the diversity of the world Achebe speaks of, create a mini-tour of Nigeria, the setting of the novel and Achebe's birthplace using Google Earth. Thumbtack Achebe's birthplace, the location of the Ibo tribe, etc...

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