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"To Conquer and Subdue" - Okonkwo's Masculinity in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Löfstedt, Tim (2008)
English Studies
Abstract
This essay examines the masculinity of Okonkwo, the protagonist of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and how it brings about his undoing, despite the fact that he lives in a conservative society where masculinity is revered.
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author
Löfstedt, Tim
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, Afica, Afrika i litteraturen, Nigeria, Igbo, gender, masculinity, maskulinitet i litteraturen, manliness, tradition, family, identity, identitet i litteraturen, English language and literature, Engelska (språk och litteratur)
language
English
id
1315379
date added to LUP
2009-02-09 00:00:00
date last changed
2009-02-11 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{This essay examines the masculinity of Okonkwo, the protagonist of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, and how it brings about his undoing, despite the fact that he lives in a conservative society where masculinity is revered.}},
  author       = {{Löfstedt, Tim}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"To Conquer and Subdue" - Okonkwo's Masculinity in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart}},
  year         = {{2008}},
}