Achebe's Upbringing

Throughout the novel “Things Fall Apart” our understanding of the context is grounded on the personal upbringing and history of author China Achebe’s demonstration of certain events, values and characters in accordance to his life experiences. This acts as a means to develop a significant catalyst in driving the reader to understand the cultural context in which the novel is written. Topic Sentence: Achebe’s Christian upbringing enabled him to bolster his style of writing including his native Igbo culture, his upbringing vastly affected his understanding of cultures and religions and in turn affected his writing style. Topic Sentence: Achebe’s appreciation of both his religion and culture allowed him to divulge into the consequences of colonialism and thus the reader was able to gain a deeper understanding of the Igbo culture’s values and beliefs in his novel. Topic Sentence: Due to Achebe’s upbringing being predominantly in English, he persevered to achieve cultural catharsis within and through the use of the English language, as well as his writing style in his novel.