Clash of ideas and sensibility in the writings of Joseph Conrad and Chinua Achebe

Authors

  • Gurnoor Kaur B.A (Hons) English, Amity University

Keywords:

Blacks, Europeans, Colonialism, Joseph Conrad, Representation, Chinua Achebe

Abstract

The topic of this case study is Clash of ideas and sensibility in writings of Joseph Conrad and Chinua Achebe. I have portrayed how both the authors have represented Africa in their writings. Joseph Conrad is a European whereas Chinua Achebe is an African. Both of them have contrary views about the people of Africa and Africa as a country.  Both show some of the effects that the white colonists had in the area, and the influence they had on the natives. In Heart of Darkness, we see the influence of Kurtz over the natives at the Inner Station, where they revered him almost as a god. At the other stations, we also see the natives being affected by the white colonists, changing their ways of living around the station, and following what the white men's command, for the most part. In Things Fall Apart, we see this in Okonkwo’s home village, where the white colonists set up a District Commissioner (D.C), and the natives bend to the laws he sets, even helping him enforce them. This completely changes their previous way of life.

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Published

2017-01-16

How to Cite

Kaur, G. (2017). Clash of ideas and sensibility in the writings of Joseph Conrad and Chinua Achebe. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Culture, 3(1), 24–30. Retrieved from https://sloap.org/journals/index.php/ijllc/article/view/187

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1: January 2017

Section

Research Articles
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