Select one of the prompts listed below and compose an on-demand response to this question based on the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. 1. Igbo culture is patriarchal. What is the role of women in the community? Does their role make them less valuable than men? How does wife beating reflect the community attitude toward women? Cite examples.
2. How is the theme of fate or destiny illustrated through the actions of the characters?
3. In what ways is Things Fall Apart a response to Conrad’s Heart of Darkness – or other works of
literature that contain demeaning stereotypes?
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