Storytelling and Alienation
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Storytelling and Alienation
The Role of African Oral Culture in Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart'
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Achebe uses African oral storytelling traditions and folktales to alienate an English-speaking, "mainstream" audience.
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Hassoldt Davis's Review of "Things Fall Apart"
"The flashbacks of the book are confusing, the narration undisciplined..."
Davis, Hassoldt. "Things Fall Apart (Book Review)." Saturday Review 42.(1959): 18. Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1903-1982 (H.W. Wilson). Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
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Sophisticated Primitivism - Abdul JanMohamed
Colonial education, oral culture, and Achebe's use of double consciousness
JanMohamed, Abdul. "Sophisticated Primitivism: The Syncretism of Oral and Literate Modes in Achebe's "Things Fall Apart"." ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature [Online], 15.4 (1984): n. pag. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
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Rhythm and Narrative method - B. Eugene McCarthy
polyrhythmic style, repetition, and consistent vs. episodic backlooping
McCarthy, B. Eugene. "Rhythm and Narrative Method in Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart'." NOVEL: A Forum on Fiction 18.3 (1985): 243-256. JSTOR. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
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the form and function of the folk tradition - Charles Nnolim
folklore, exile to return, and masked spirits
Nnolim, Charles. "The Form and Function of the Folk Tradition in Achebe's Novels." ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature [Online], 14.1 (1983): n. pag. Web. 2 Dec. 2014.
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