Post-Colonial Social Narrative in Achebe’sThings Fall Apart

Abstract

The main objective of the dissertation is to expose Igbo society and downfall of its cultural spirit because of British colonialism and its hegemony exercised through church-missionary, hospital, school and court. The legacy of orientalism and supremacy of white culture transformed the harmonious Igbo society into chaos and devastation where the protagonist's son deserts his father and the brothers mock at the sense of brotherhood by converting into Christianity. Consequently, the rich cultural heritage collapses despite constant resistance and sacrifice of a true lover of native culture. Post-colonial social narrative, a narration of society, postulates the issues of presentation, expression and evocation of a community which is preliminarily structured by a number of cultural ethos and polluted bycolonial force eventually. Things Fall Apartserves the role of literature as a mirror of society with the visualizations of multifarious cultural norms and values such as celebration of festival, 'A Week of Peace,' wrestling match and etc.