...Things Fall Apart immediately suggests another tradition, another set of conventions and relationships: Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages...achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years...

...be very different. His narrative persona is characterized from the opening paragraphs of the novel: Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages...achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years...

...West African griot. Consider for example the beginning of Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo was well-known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His...personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he has brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. (p. 3) In Arrow of God the same voice...

...apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. WB Yeats, 'The Second Coming' Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages...achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years...

...Einführung des Helden durch einen auktorialen Erzähler, dessen Wissen dem der Dorfgemeinschaft entspricht: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His tarne rested on solid personal achievements." (3) Seine Erfolge als Ringer werden erwähnt und seine...

...personality? This brings us to the next part of this essay. Okonkwo's Identity Crisis / Formation Okonlcwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even...achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing the cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was...

...Mittel, mit denen er eine würdevolle Igbo-Kultur ohne Einflüsse von außen darstellt, im Vordergrund: „Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages...Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years 5 Ein exaktes Datum kann nicht nachgewiesen werden. David Carroll belegt jedoch, dass die ersten Missionsstationen...

...physical strength, a natural virtue that has led him to a position of preeminence within the community: Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages...achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. (3) The narrative then launches straight into an...