How Things Fall Apart
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How Things Fall Apart 1,694 Words A tragic hero is considered to be a character, often the protagonist, who is a noble person with a tragic flaw, known as a fatal flaw that eventually leads to his or her demise. The two novels Things Fall Apart and The Village in the Jungle demonstrate corresponding grim finales, where both authors Chinua Achebe and Leonard Woolf do not hesitate in illustrating tragedy to its utmost capacity. In and around Umuofia, the protagonist Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart receives the title of a "roaring flame" owing to his fierce temper, his mighty build, and his bold masculinity. Whilst Okonkwo's appearance portrays a man that is undeniably feared, it belies everything that Okonkwo himself confines within, up till the point where he virtually defeats himself. On the other hand, in The Village in the Jungle we have Silindu who is recognized as "tikak pisu" (slightly...


