"Like many African writers, Achebe paints a sympethetic protrait of tribal life as it comes in conflict with European civilization. He fuses ancient proverbs and political ideologies to make his point." The novel "Things
Fall Apart" has a fairly sympethetic and understanding tone. The words and sentances that he uses to decribe the feelings and emotions of some of the characters are very detailed and it seems that Achebe himself truely understands and relates to the charcters situation. When he describes how Nwoye felt when Oknonkwo came home after killing Ikemfuna, he says "...something seemed to give way inside him, like the snapping of a tighened bow. He did not cry. He just hung limp." …
