Arrow of God (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Chinua Achebe
- First Published: 1964
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: The 1920’s
- Setting: Nigeria
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Culture, History, Africa or Africans, Power, personal or social, Politics, Colonies or colonization, Race, Missions or missionaries, Religion, 1920’s, Christianity, Rulers, Government
- Locales: Nigeria
Characters Discussed
Ezeulu (eh-zuh-EW-lew), a haughty, old chief priest of Ulu in the six villages, including his own Umuachala, that compose the federation of Umuaro. He sees himself and his god as beset by two dangers: the growing influence of a nearby Christian mission and the machinations of Ezidemili, a priest of Idemili who aspires to replace Ulu with his own god as paramount deity of Umuaro. Through pride and a misunderstanding, he angers the English district officer and is imprisoned for thirty- two days. Believing everything to be part of Ulu’s design for destroying...
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Chinua Achebe (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Chinua Achebe (Dictionary of World Biography)Chinua Achebe (Short Fiction)
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