CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Character Analysis (MR. Brown, Candide, Ulysses)

Character Analysis (MR. Brown, Candide, Ulysses)

Things Fall Apart (Mr. Brown)

Things Fall Apart was his first novel, published in 1958. Its success was immediate, and it still lasts. The cover of the edition that I sent you, which dates from 1986, says that the novel has sold two million copies. Well, this is information that is not current: it is now more than eight million copies that were sold. This is the first classic of English from Africa, and we read in schools and universities around the world. Things Fall Apart is an absolutely stunning novel. The work seems pretty straightforward because it relies on short scenes and descriptive. However, the overall image it creates is vast and complex breathtaking, nothing less than a snapshot of the encounter between African society and British society in the late 19th century and the devastating damage resulting from colonialism. This comment might suggest that Things Fall Apart is a novel overtly political, and that the author imposes his strident message to the ears of the reader (Haft, 1989).

Mr. Brown, the first European missionary in Umuofia. Respectful of Umuofia's traditions, he wisely guides the affairs of the early Christian church, and its membership and power grows. Brown, the first is a rather likeable. It is a zealous Christian, of course, but not blinded by his faith. He wants to convert the heathen Africans with whom he lives, but it is not insensitive to their feelings. He made real efforts at dialogue. Alas, his successor, Mr. Smith is not as open-minded. As the District Commissioner, who is available to give weight to the colonial administrative doctrinal sermons, it is even less. (Lindfors, 1991).



(Voltaire,Candide) Candide

Candide was published in 1759. It is a painful period for Voltaire (7 Years' War ...