THE IMPACT OF CULTURE ON INDIVIDUALS
IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S ARROW OF GOD S.Senthamarai I.M.A.English Literature TGAC,Rasipuram 9566769103 Senthamarais135@gmail.com
Abstract: Cultural Studies can be considered as an innovative interdisciplinary field of research that investigates the ways in which
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Isaiah Okafo Achebe and Janet Anaenechi Iloegbunam his parents. Achebe was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. Achebe 's novels approach a variety of themes. In his early writing, a depiction of the Igbo culture itself is paramount. Critic Nahem Yousaf highlights the importance of these depictions: as it is "Around the tragic stories of Okonkwo and Ezeulu, Achebe sets about textualising Igbo cultural identity". Further he adds: "Achebe seeks to produce the effect of a pre-colonial reality as an Igbo-centric response to a Eurocentrically constructed imperial 'reality ' ". The gender roles of men and women, as well as societies ' conceptions of the associated concepts are the frequent themes in Achebe 's writing. A prevalent theme in Achebe 's novels is the intersection of African tradition (particularly Igbo varieties) and modernity, especially as embodied by European colonialism. His Awards and Honures: St. Louis Literary Award