• Mr. Rabichandan Kumar

This study has been undertaken to evaluate the postcolonial novel, “Things Fall Apart” on various scales. Chinua Achebe holds a unique place in the domain of English Literature on account of championing the plight of the marginalized and downtrodden people of Africa. In fact, He is instrumental in exposing the injustice, atrocities and brutality meted out to the people of Africa by colonial rulers in general and Britishers in particular. As Chinua Achebe’s upbringing was multicultural so he had knowledge of the Bible as well as that of the native Igbo Culture. In Fact, the central theme of the novel is the disintegration of African culture as a result of European Missionaries meddling in the affairs of the native Africa. Disintegration and collapse in the cultural values of Igbo people was not only on individual level but also on social level. Those who got converted to Christianity usually developed a kind of superiority complex. They looked at the culture of his own native people rather contemptuously. They addressed the native people as people of nothing. This cultural conflict between the natives and the new converts and the Missionaries turns out to be the central theme of the novel. It does not mean that all African natives approved of their own culture. They found loopholes in their own cultures. No doubt, the protagonist of the novel, Okhonkwo appears to be hell bent upon defending and eulogizing African culture but there are natives whose attitudes towards native culture is quite critical, for example the Elder man advises Okonkwo not to be present or take part in the killing of Ikemefuna so it is not the fault of the native culture. It is the fault of an individual who out of sheer disgust of any kind of weakness in himself. Hence, the Disintegration of Cultural Values is no doubt central to the main theme of the novel. This clash is not only on an individual level but also on social level. The image of the Disintegration of Cultural Values is no doubt central to the main theme of the novel. As it contributes handsomely to the title of the novel.

Atrocities, Colonial rulers, Disintegration, Igbo Culture, Missionaries Multicultural, Postcolonial

"Critical Evaluation of Chinua Achebe’s novel, “Things Fall Apart” ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.c493-c501, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305272.pdf

"Critical Evaluation of Chinua Achebe’s novel, “Things Fall Apart” ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppc493-c501, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305272.pdf