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This week we'll be taking a look_at another book by Chinua Achebe, fig

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Part II.

takes place in Nigeria ag— ain but this time circa 19— 55 where it details the struggle of Obi Okonkwo,

college and an idealistic young man in a senior po— sition in the civil ser— vice(a white pest). Delicate connections are made between the world of the past and that of the present. At times the tri- bal origins of the_people loom large, at times they recede into the background« but it is always there. When compared to Thi— ggg Fall Apart, the latter novel cannot be called ne- arly so effective, which by the way is no insult. The good pales in front of the great. Unlike the older bo- ok,_§g Longer g3 Ease does not evoke its theme so cle— arly. It is difficult at times to know what it's I

the feeling that he-hSSjbeen left behind by the.plot.

It is a major under-' taking to decide what the theme of the novel is. Per? haps that primitive man cannot cope with the mod—' ern world or maybe just that the modern world is uncope- ab1e(if*you'1l pardon the

_grammer). And yet at the

same time the characters are continually applauding

~their new society and look-

ing forwardionly.tg the best of all'possibié worlds. Almost undoubtably this is

a tOnguerin—cfieek ' JR, .5 in,

the author.

Oh yes, at the end, like his grandfather, Obi gets his for his inability

Longer gt Ease, a contin— uation on the same theme

as Things Fall Apart. It

purpose is. Indeed by the end of the book one gets

Okonkwo's grandson, who is a graduate of an English :

to cope with the modern world.4

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There they are, so far away, And my thoughts are with them, throughout everyday.

i miss them so: but, that is to be, ~They are a part of me.

.As a pillar stands, so strong and tall, I ’_;Aflfl

So do they; but, above all.;L1-,5€ o3 [siromsm 5 Their hands reach out, their love is hggegjgdjsi To me. . . I find that dear. . .:..w..

They are there, throughout everyday,

And, of course, t am the one to say. . .

That without their strength, and their advice, My life, might not be so nice. ‘ .

They worked, so hard, thrOughout every year, And again, I can say, that's dear,

But, for this work, i give them respect,

And I will use, this. . . as my prospect.

Through their years, they have gained a lot.

You could say . . . life was self-taught.

They give to me, with their out-stretched hands, All life's lessons, in their life that stands.

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