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Chinua Achebe takes his title "Things Fall Apart" from William Butler Yeats' poem, "The Second Coming". The poem states that in the state of anarchy, things fall apart. Achede substitutes colonialism for anarchy and the death of the Ibo culture and religion by missionaries, who replaced their native values with Christianity for "The ceremony of Innocence drowned" in Yeat's poem.
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What is an orator in the book things fall apart?
Someone who is speaking. In Things Fall Apart, it specifically refers to someone who speaks, at the head, during a meeting.
What is the vocabulary in things fall apart?
The vocabulary is the set of words used in the book Things Fall Apart. Most of the words are English, but many are from the Igbo language.
What does efulefu mean in the book things fall apart?
man without title
What is the colonialism in Things Fall Apart?
This is where the British come in, settle, and declare a colony. It is not explicitly said in the book, but is an underlying background in the book.
What is the iron horse in the book things fall apart?
The iron horse is a bicycle!!:)
