Abstract

Things Fall Apart is the first work of Chinua Achebe’s. This paper aims to make an incisive analysis of the tragedy of its main character of Okonkwo, who is not only skilled at winning battles, but also extremely loyal to the tribe. It points out that the direct causes of the tragedy are the influences of his father, his character flaws, and family and tribal environment and that the indirect causes of the tragedy are the cultural conflict between African culture and Western colonial culture, the internal factors of the clan and the weaknesses of the Igbo society.

Key Words: Things Fall Apart; the causes of the tragedy; Okonkwo

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction1

2.Literature Review2

3.The Direct Causes of the Tragedy of Okonkwo.3

3.1 The influences of his father.3

3.2 The character flaws 4

3.3 Family and tribal environment.5

4.The Indirect Causes of the Tragedy of Okonkwo.6

4.1 The conflict between African culture and Western colonial culture6

4.2 The internal factors of the Clan.7

4.3 The weaknesses of the Igbo Society.8

5. Conclusion9

Works Cited.10