Writer Essays

This essay discusses the impact of Colonialism as depicted in the book Things Fall Apart. The tribe, various individuals, and the interactions between the white and black communities are all influenced by Colonialism throughout the narrative. “Does the white man understand our custom about land?” “How can he when he does not even speak our […]

In his novel Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe draws a lively portrait of a Nigerian people, the Igbo, at the end of the nineteenth century, when the British colonization began in Africa. Chinua Achebe’s main achievement in the novel is that of accurately rendering a complex picture of the African cultural tradition and identity from […]

The two short stories under analysis here, Bruno Lessing’s The Americanization of Shadrach Cohen and Chinua Achebe’s Dead Men’s Path both represent the conflict between different cultures, traditions and generations. The main characters in the two stories, Shadrach Cohen in Bruno Lessing’s story and Michael Obi in Chinua Achebe’s narrative, are modern figures who search […]

Whenever blacks and women are linked in discussions by Western feminists, black women are ignored in two ways – as black people and as women (Hooks 1981, 8). Apart from using the analogy between women and black people, Western feminism has also regularly made use of the image of colonial annexation, whereby the Western white […]

What might be good for one person might be bad for others and what might be bad for one might be good for others. This and more were my realizations while reading the novel  Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe (1958/ 1992).

Religion all around the world can be considered to account for many habitual activities in people’s daily lives. Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, gives insight on this matter in the eyes of the Igbo people by demonstrating how their set of beliefs dictate the life they lead. When examining the religious doctrines […]

In “The Sacrificial Egg”, the author, Chinua Achebe “presents the conflict between an African civilization called Igbo and Westernization, specifically European. ” (Joaquin, 2003) The protagonist, whose name is Julius Obi, is a product of European and African culture– he is a Western educated Igbo. The story begins in the empty market named Nkwo. Since […]

Compare and contrast Vultures by Chinua Achebe & What Were They Like by Denise Levertov. In both of these poems the poets are concerned with war and both poets write like they have a negative attitude towards it. Both poets talk about the presence of evil in war and what the consequences of war are […]

Dead Men’s Path Analysis “Dead Men’s Path” by Chinua Achebe is a short story about a young headmaster and his conflict with a village’s people when he wants to close a path that is important for their belief. In this story we can see the conflict between modernity and ancient believes. The story is set […]

This deepens/extends the meaning of Achebe’s title and novel because the main center of the Igbo tribe was losing its strength and conflicts were bound to happen because of this. Okonkwo was quite popular throughout the villages. After a wrestling match he began to gain fame. He was tall, huge, and had bushy eyebrows with […]

Both the story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” by Sherman Alexie and the movie Smoke Signals take inspiration from the same tales. Despite their similarities in having a common outcome, the movie and the story display a multitude of differences—some apparent, others not so much. Nevertheless, both convey the same plotline, […]

In Sherman Alexie’s short stories “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona”, and “Indian Education” Alexie uses action and dialogue to show the struggles of an Indian culture in a white mans world, putting the theme of race and social justice in a dilemma. Alexie uses dialogue in the short story “This is […]

Sherman Alexie’s What You Pawn I Will Redeem Reading Response #1 How has Sherman Alexie managed to detach Jackson Jackson from his present predicament, and what is the effect of this on the reader? Throughout Sherman Alexie’s short story, What You Pawn I Will Redeem, the narrator, Jackson Jackson, manages to distance himself from his […]

What does it mean to be an Indian? First of all you have to be a warrior and to look like a warrior, to look “stoic”, secondly you have to be connected with Mother Earth by understanding the sound of nature and what it wants to say, then you necessarily have to have visions, to […]

“The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me. ” is a story about Sherman Alexie an Indian boy who grew up on the Spokane Indian reservation, and how reading and writing helped his life became succeed, and how reading and writing helped his fate turned. At begin of story, Alexie mention that he lived […]

Sherman Alexie’s “What you Pawn. I Will Redeem” appears on the surface to be a merely written narrative of a homeless. alcoholic Indian in Seattle who is seeking to gain adequate money to repossess his grandmas Pow Wow regalia from a local pawn store. But upon looking closely. there are many symbolic transitions that my […]

Compare and Contrast Education is something so sacred to some people but there are many people that take it for granted as well. “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie and “Learning to Read and Write” by Fredrick Douglass, is similar in many ways. Both of these men were so […]

In Sherman Alexie’s “This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona” a man named Victor finds out that his father has passed away. Being next of kin, Victor is responsible for gathering his father’s assets together, which requires him to make an out of town trip. In order to accomplish this Victor needs help. […]

Sherman Alexie paints the reader a picture in his book Indian Killer. He uses every possible element to his advantage. This includes his use of structure and form. Alexie uses these two elements in the shape of flashbacks, dreams and dream-like situations, the beginning compared to the end of the book, and the order in […]

The Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie examines the consequences of eradicating Native American identity, resulting in violence and disorder. The novel delves into the struggles faced by Native Americans as they search for self-identity amidst ongoing violence. Years of oppression have fueled the anger of Native Americans towards white people, while white individuals reciprocate with […]

Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie is a complex narrative depicting the rise and fall of a rock and blues band comprising Spokane Indians from the Spokane Reservations in Washington (Sherman, 3). Through the use of dialogue, Alexie presents a casual tone and explores the intricate lives of ordinary Indians. The novel delves into the various […]

 Author Superman and Me, by Sherman Alexei, is the inspiring story of the author’s rise from a poverty stricken childhood on a Native American reservation. It began with his love of books and reading and continues through his fight to help the Native American children living on the reservation today. Alexei grew up in a […]