This paper reviews the novel "Things Fall
Apart" by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe which portrays Nigerian tribal life before
and after the arrival of
colonization. It examines how the themes covered by the book are those of interest to black people and how the
novel has views of racial politics. It shows us how as a black writer, Achebe is able to covey language and feeling in a way which is very different than white writers. It describes how the main character in the novel is Okonkwo, a self-made man and how everything seems to fall apart for him, hence the title. It is not just Okonkwo that 'things fall apart' for. It discusses how villagers and tribe members (and indeed Nigerians as a whole) must adapt to a whole new way of life when the white man takes over.