Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart permanently transformed the landscape of African fiction, both in his own continent and in the Western imagination. It was written with an insider's understanding of the Afric...Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart permanently transformed the landscape of African fiction, both in his own continent and in the Western imagination. It was written with an insider's understanding of the African world and its history, depicts the destruction of an individual, a family and a culture at the moment of colonial incursion. As an important part of the special African culture, many proverbs are used in the fiction. One of these proverbs will be especially discussed— tortoise and the birds, especially its functions. The proverb shows us the unique African culture and the moral sense of native Africans. It's a story that is told by women, which has meaningful sense to some degree, so it helps us understand the women characters better. Besides, it arouses people's strong interest in African literature and African culture.展开更多
文摘Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart permanently transformed the landscape of African fiction, both in his own continent and in the Western imagination. It was written with an insider's understanding of the African world and its history, depicts the destruction of an individual, a family and a culture at the moment of colonial incursion. As an important part of the special African culture, many proverbs are used in the fiction. One of these proverbs will be especially discussed— tortoise and the birds, especially its functions. The proverb shows us the unique African culture and the moral sense of native Africans. It's a story that is told by women, which has meaningful sense to some degree, so it helps us understand the women characters better. Besides, it arouses people's strong interest in African literature and African culture.
