• Dr.Rajive Kumar Ranjan

Chinua Achebe is known for his novels but he has also written some short stories. He has influenced many young authors of Africa and like his novels his short stories are also a mirror of society. Stories like Dead men’s path asserts the questions related with individuality and traditional beliefs. The cultural insights of Africa can be seen in most of his short stories. He writes about traditional beliefs of people and we can also see that in most of his writings there is some kind of optimism. Such optimism reflects a general theme that the colonizers have successfully changed the thought process of the natives. In Civil Peace we can see the results of the Nigerian Civil War. Jonathan Iwegbu is one of the most important character in this story. There are some historical references in the short stories written by Achebe. Vengeful Creditor is the kind of short story which is very interesting. It talks about free education and its effects. Here a wealthy woman finds herself in problem because of free education. Her servants leave her because they want to be educated. It also talks about the social gap which is widespread in Nigeria. We can see that most of the times Achebe writes about African tradition. Themes of colonialism, racial segregation are common in his novels but even in his short stories we can find traces of such themes. He experiments with the traditional values of his society and there is an insight of development in his writings. There is an assertion that black men are not weak but they also have their own history and individuality. There are varieties of characters in his short stories and almost all of them are interesting. Achebe has successfully presented the psychological advancements of black natives.

psychology, individuality, sins, follies, racism, colony

"A psychological analysis of Novels and Short Stories written by Chinua Achebe", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.508-510, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807796.pdf

"A psychological analysis of Novels and Short Stories written by Chinua Achebe", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp508-510, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807796.pdf