“Things Fall Apart” by Achebe

There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention."-James Baldwin. Respond to this quote in relation to Achebe's novel, Things Fall apart.

The quote by James Baldwin can be applied to Achebe's novel; Things fall apart, by understanding that the reference to man in the quote is actually a reference to the Okonkwo's village. Okonkwo is, in this sense, ...