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Locusts are a delicacy, and have protein. They are free food to one who collects them. Basically, they taste good.
The locusts can be a symbol of initially good things, which then turn bad. They are seen as mostly good in this book, so the analogy must be made using external means. Fire represents Okonkwo and his strength. Although he burns brightly, he can only raise weaker impotent sons, who are like ash.
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The people in Things Fall Apart are villagers of the Igbo tribe.
Things Fall Apart was originally published in London.
Locusts are a delicacy, and have protein. They are free food to one who collects them. Basically, they taste good.
The locusts in "Things Fall Apart" symbolize the arrival of the colonizers, foreshadowing the destruction and devastation they will bring to the Igbo way of life. Just as the locusts consume everything in their path, so too will the colonizers consume the Igbo culture and traditions.
The villagers in "Things Fall Apart" were fearful and distraught at the coming of the locusts because they knew it signified a period of hunger and devastation. The locusts' arrival disrupted the normal rhythms of life and agriculture in the village, causing great concern among the villagers.
if you are referring to chapter 15 of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, it is a metaphor. it means that the white men have come to colonize or "settle" as locusts do.
The locusts can be a symbol of initially good things, which then turn bad. They are seen as mostly good in this book, so the analogy must be made using external means. Fire represents Okonkwo and his strength. Although he burns brightly, he can only raise weaker impotent sons, who are like ash.
aliens, meaning people that arent apart of that specific place
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Apart from the fact that they are living creatures there is none of note.
The people in Things Fall Apart are villagers of the Igbo tribe.
No, "Things Fall Apart" is a work of fiction. It is a novel written by Chinua Achebe and is not based on real events or people.
In the story Things Fall Apart the people wore traditional Nigerian clothing. Not the bright colors you see today.
Some symbols in Things Fall Apart include the yams, which represent wealth and masculinity in the Igbo culture, the locusts symbolizing impending doom and change, and the drums representing communication and social gatherings.