The status of the family described within Pa Chin's work The Family is defined by class status and definitive social design. Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is the story of the conflict between Africa and Europe, between the Western way of doing things and the tribal consciousness. It is the story of the psychological and social consequences of the transition from the tribal indigenous society to the Western mode brought by the Imperialistic takeover. This 5 page paper examines the conflict inherent in the act of transition, either within the evolving social roles of the family or the cultural definitions of a society as it is assimilated into the modern world. No additional sources are listed.
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The writer also demonstrates the way in which gender of both the characters and the authors impacts the development of this theme. No additional sources cited. A 6 page paper that provides an overview of the major thematic components and the circumstances surrounding the original production of Ngugi and Ngugi's play. Bibliography lists 4 sources. An 11 page paper discussing South African dissident Athol Fugard's 1961 play The Blood Knot.