Brief synopses:

1. "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe tells the story of Okonkwo, a respected warrior in an Igbo village, whose world unravels with the arrival of British colonialists.

2. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad follows Marlow, a sailor who journeys up the Congo River to meet the enigmatic Kurtz, confronting the darkness of colonial exploitation.

(a) Identify the narrative perspective used in each work.
(b) Which of the two works employs a stream‑of‑consciousness technique?
(c) Which work provides a more authentic representation of indigenous culture? Justify briefly.

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Brief synopses:

1. "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe tells the story of Okonkwo, a respected warrior in an Igbo village, whose world unravels with the arrival of British colonialists.

2. "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad follows Marlow, a sailor who journeys up the Congo River to meet the enigmatic Kurtz, confronting the darkness of colonial exploitation.

(a) Identify the narrative perspective used in each work.
(b) Which of the two works employs a stream‑of‑consciousness technique?
(c) Which work provides a more authentic representation of indigenous culture? Justify briefly.

Accepted Answer

Achebe - third‑person omniscient; Conrad - first‑person narrator (Marlow); Neither uses stream‑of‑consciousness; Achebe's novel provides the more authentic indigenous perspective.

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