ENGL 297 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: E. M. Forster, Chinua Achebe, Aijaz Ahmad
3 Sep 2018
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We will see realism & how achebe uses his language. When we think of a tragedy, we think of someone who is great *reputable, social standing) who falls: because of a fatal flaw or other. When the novel opens, we are told about o being a well-known figure: in the very first lines, already have a character presented as well- respected and well-known. After that, we get an image of his physical appearance: attempt by the author to draw out a great, impressive, distinctive figure. Not just distinctive physically, but also socially: how he deals with other people. He did not want to be like his father, who was (cid:498)weak(cid:499: this is what inspires him to take part in ikemefuna"s killing, (cid:498)dazed with fear, okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak. (cid:499: think about how the author consciously or unconsciously used words.
