In the book Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe is trying to give an explanation of what it is like to live in an African society. The story is about a man named Okonkwo is a member of the Ibo tribe. Achebe is telling the story of Okonkwo from his childhood till his death. Achebe did a very good job of illustrating a traditional African society. Achebe's goal in writing this book was to educate people …showed first 75 words of 1301 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1301 total…the better most points will come across and allow the reader, not to misrepresent the ways of how specific stories are told. Achebe took this book and made it great, he is gifted with the magic of an ebullient generous, great talent (Gordimer). Bibliography Works Cited Hansen, James “African Associations In Society”, Seattle WA : Bay Press, 1998, pp 18-30. Jansen, Roland www.institutionallstories.com, San Jose, CA 1998 Achebe, Chinua “Things Fall Apart”, Bantam Doubleday, NY, NY.