Dec 31, 2009

Arrow of God | Arrow of God

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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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Arrow of God | Arrow of God

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Characters Discussed

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