Things Fall Apart as a Postcolonial Novel

Things fall apart as a post colonial novel

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe’s first book, “Things Fall Apart”, was released in 1958. It shows life before colonization in the southeast of Nigeria and the European invasion in the late 19th century. The story centers on Okonkwo, an Igbo man who is also a champion in wrestling in his locality. The book is divided into three sections: before colonization, during colonization, and after colonization. The first section introduces Okonkwo, his parents, and the larger Igbo community while the second and third sections discuss the impact of European colonialism and Christian missionaries on them.

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Frankenstein as a gothic novel

Frankenstein as a gothic novel

Gothic fiction is a genre of novel that incorporates dread, supernatural elements like ghosts and mysterious atmosphere. Most of the time in Gothic fiction the setting is gloomy and frightening to manifest the atmosphere of the novel.

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Title of Wuthering Heights | Emily Bronte |

Title of Wuthering Heights

“Wuthering Heights” is a famous novel written by Emily Bronte which was published in the year 1847.  A question that has always confused readers and critics of Wuthering Heights‘ as to why Emily Bronte decided to title her only novel, after the residence in which a limited portion of proceedings occur, in spite of being provided with such exceptional characters like Heathcliff and Catherine.

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Jane Austen’s art of characterization | Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's art of characterization

Characterization is considered to be the heart of a writer because characterization provides life and vigor to the entire work. If we had to take one writer who presumably attained mastery in the portrayal of characters like the great William Shakespeare, Jane Austen’s name can be named without any doubt and her 1813 novel “Pride and Prejudice” is the dominant example of that.

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