The personal history of an author can have a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed in his/her writing. Comment on specific instances of such influence in Things Fall Apart.
In Chinua Achebe's novel, Things Fall Apart, there are multiple instances where Achebe's personal history has a significant influence on the way meaning is constructed in the novel. Achebe's personal faith, along with his extended knowledge on african history, all combine to forge meaning that contributes towards the overwhelming theme of duality in the novel
TS1: Achebe's purposefully uses the character of Obereika to communicate the rich and principled African culture .He uses this character to compound the essence that the culture holds whilst communicating a larger reasoning for the locals being able to hold an open-minded outlook on religion.Achebe uses his Christian upbringing to provide two perspectives in the novel.
TS2: Achebe uses the character Mr.Brown for religious duality whilst also helping with the cultural context of the novel. This character is used to reinforce the significance of the Igbo society or "centre" in the novel.
TS3: In the poem titled "Second Coming", Achebe uses a significant chunk of this poem to articulate the duality will lead to the crumble of breaking society and "Things Fall(ing) Apart". This is further recognized through Okonkwo's downfall and role as tragic hero.
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