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International Journal of English Literature and Culture Vol. 2(10), pp. 257-264, October, 2014 ISSN: 2360-7831 DOI: 10.14662/IJELC2014.070 Research Paper The Impact of Colonizer on the Colonized: A Postcolonial Study of Nigerian Igbo Culture and History in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart
Pona Mahanta1 and Dibakar Maut2
1Retd. Head (English), Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam 2Asst.Professor, Department of English,Tingkhong College, Tingkhong, Dist. Dibrugarh, Assam. Corresponding author’s E-mail: maut.dibakar@gmail.com. Pin-786612Cont. No. 9954382821
Accepted 31 October 2014
The aim of
this study is to critically examine from postcolonial point of view how
the so called modern Christianity displaced the primitive Igbo religion
,its history and culture in the process of pacification by European
powers as depicted in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. He attempted to
understand both the merits and demerits of the culture. He even seems to
show that a culture or religion which cannot change itself with time
would obviously fall apart. For the Hypothetical statement of the study
it is hold that the primitive Igbo history and culture was in a form of
democratic and well balanced state which was not inferior to that of the
colonizer. Different social and cultural traits of Igbo culture and its
representation in Things Fall Apart is discussed in this study. Given
the chance, the Igbos could have developed equally to a 'modern' and
evolved culture and religion in due time. The modern European cultures
were also primitive in their past. They have developed in course of time
only with different degrees. But it must be remembered that the
'modernity' associated with ‘Christianity’ is mostly for material
progress. Any nation, culture or religion may get advantages for such
material progress. But the imposition of developed race’s religion over
other less developed races is definitely unjust. The Igbo thought to
protect their religion and way of life but could not do so mostly for
the pacification of the colonizers. but their inner drawbacks also
contribute to their falling apart. Cite This Article As: : Mahanta P, Maut D (2014). The Impact of Colonizer on the Colonized: APostcolonial Study of Nigerian Igbo Culture and History in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. Inter. J. Eng. Lit. Cult. 2(10): 257-264
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