Prose: Arrow Of God
By Chinua Achebe

Background/Setting; Plot; Theme; Characterization; Language, Style; Dramatic Technique and Symbolism.


Subject: Literature-in-English

Theme: Prose

Topic: Arrow of God By Chinua Achebe

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Date: dd/mm/yyyy

Class: S.S 1

Average Age: 11 years and above

Duration: 35 Minutes

No of Learners: 40



Back ground/Setting:

Author:

Author: Achebe is a Nigeria born in 1930: of Christian parents grew up in Igbo land, educated in Igbo land and university college, lbadan. The Igbo are a democratic people living in the eastern parts of Nigeria, Their society was stateless- i.e. there were traditionally no kings. The town was group of villages and the people were a farming. Community with yam as the major crop. The colonial government has some difficult ruling these people because it tried to impose the system of indirect rule which they had tried in other parts of the country 'on the igbo by appointing of warrant chiefs to govern them. Novel: The setting of the novel Umuaro and Okperi is as above and during the period of colonial intervention.

Plot:

The misunderstanding between Ezeulu as the chief priest and the community.

Themes:

1. Social change
2. The tragedy of a strong willed individual.
3. Authority
4. Faithfulness and integrity
5. Personal interest
6. Religion

Characterization:

Main characters: Ezeulu the tragic hero: Nwaka, winterbottom. Minor characters: Eziedemilli, Akugbue, Oruche, Obika, John Nwadike, Moses Unchukwu, Mr., Good Country.

Language, Style, Narrative Technique and Symbolism:

1. The nature of the language used
2. Use of proverbs, translations and types of narrative techniques
3. Symbolism: Arrow, Rain, Python and the Box.


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