Colonialism In Things Fall Apart And Heart Of Darkness

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Take a look through history and its many depictions. Think deeply of all the many roads and crossings, and expand them infinitely. This can give one a deeper understanding into the many perspectives mankind has on subject matters. There is a befitting quote by Anthony Robbins, “To effectively communicate we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world, and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others,” and it really illuminated itself in both novels; Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness. Both of these well-written novels give completely different interpretations of colonialism and the reality behind imperialism in Africa. This is mainly due to the varying perspectives, one through the eyes of a white man, and one through the eyes of the Africans themselves.
Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe, begins its journey amidst the era of colonialism. This novel takes us through a journey with its main character, Okonkwo, and his personal experience of the true natures of the colonization of the continent of Africa. The novel takes the reader on an emotional ride as we learn about a small segment African culture shown through the author’s depiction of the African tribe of Ibo. They are not shown to act as …show more content…

On countless occasions Conrad calls the natives “savages”, comparing them to the creatures of the night. They are referred to as “darkness” on many different occasions. “London has been one of the dark places of the Earth,” and it’s thrown around nonchalantly (Conrad 68). When Conrad stumbles upon a mass grave, where the natives often go towards the end of their lifespan and describes it as follows, “Black shapes crouched…nothing but black shadows of disease and starvation…One of these creatures rose to his hands and knees and went off on all fours towards the river to drink,” (Conrad

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