This paper discusses 'Things Fall Apart' by the Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe. It is informed by a sense of
history and how it reflects on the process of
colonisation. It explores Achebe's motivations behind 'Things Fall Apart' and evaluates the ways in which the
novel acts to reclaim Africa's genuine past. It describes the novel's plot and analyzes the use of tragic irony.
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