In the excerpt below from Chinua Achebe's *Things Fall Apart*, two objects are described as symbols.

"Okonkwo's hut burned, the smoke rose like a warning; the yam fields lay fallow, the earth cracked."

Identify the two symbols and explain how each contributes to the novel's central theme of the clash between tradition and change.

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In the excerpt below from Chinua Achebe's *Things Fall Apart*, two objects are described as symbols.

"Okonkwo's hut burned, the smoke rose like a warning; the yam fields lay fallow, the earth cracked."

Identify the two symbols and explain how each contributes to the novel's central theme of the clash between tradition and change.

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The burning hut (fire) symbolizes destruction and the warning of change, while the yam fields symbolize traditional sustenance and cultural continuity; together they highlight the novel's theme of the clash between tradition and change.

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