Article : Achebe’s Things : THINGS FALL APART[1958]by Chinua Achebe

Select 2 questions to answer.

You must answer ONE question about Gilgamesh and The Tempest (questions 1 and 3) and ONE question about Things Fall Apart (questions 2 and 4).

1- Use events, themes, and important secondary characters to compare the respective psychological journeys that Gilgamesh and Prospero take.

Be sure to include a discussion of the outcomes of each character's journey and what that outcome implies for the entire narrative.

2- Explain, in detail, 2 decisions that Okonkwo made which contributed to his downfall and why they were important.

3- Compare the loss of power which both Caliban and Gilgamesh experience.

4- Compare the ways in which women and men fulfill different roles in Igbo culture in Things Fall Apart.