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Think of the locusts as free food. They would just take one out of the air and eat it! So, they praised the locusts.
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The locusts in "Things Fall Apart" symbolize the arrival of the colonizers, foreshadowing the destruction and devastation they will bring to the Igbo way of life. Just as the locusts consume everything in their path, so too will the colonizers consume the Igbo culture and traditions.
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What does efulefu mean in the book things fall apart?
man without title
What does umunna mean in things fall apart?
Umunna is another word for long range family. Umunna included kinsmen from many generations apart.
The pacification of the primitive tribes of the lower Niger mean?
It's a reference to the end of "things fall apart" by chinua Achebe.
What does umuada mean in Things fall apart?
It means native daughters, the daughters of a common male ancestor or "daughters of the soil".
What does collasping mean?
Fall apart or be destroyed
What were Okonkwo's motivation for his act of killing and what way are they interconnected?
You mean from the book Things Fall Apart? You should be more specific. Check sparknotes.com
Is novel Things Fall Apart an example of Afro-Asian novel?
If you consider Afro-Asian to mean either African or Asian then yes. Otherwise, no.
What does osu mean in things fall apart?
Outcast. Having been dedicated to a god, the osu was taboo and was not allowed to mix with the freeborn in any way.
What does a dead locust in your chair mean?
you have a locust problem call an exterminator
What does he'd fall to his staves mean?
To fall to staves means to fall apart. The staves are the wooden strips of a barrel held together with metal bands. If it falls to staves, it falls apart.
What does Enoch mean in Things Fall Apart?
Enoch did not say anything specific, but indicated that he thought that the gods of his fathers were a sham compared to the Christian gods and system.
What does Mr Brown mean when he says on p 181 - a frontal attack on the village would not succeed?
First of all- what book are you referring to?
