https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp By Monday, February 26th at 7:30 AM, please post your critical statement for Things Fall Apart. You may use any lens to in this process (i.e. feminist, cultural, post-colonial, etc.). Be sure that your lens is clear within your critical statement. Please post your name on your contribution. en-us 2018-02-22 14:16:41 UTC 2018-03-05 03:04:45 UTC hello@padlet.com jstorm2 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/234225931 In “Title of Work,” _______(author)’s ________(technique)____________   _____(active verb)__________.    _______(critical statement – complex relationship, attitude toward, understanding of, etc.)__________.]]> 2018-02-22 14:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/234225931 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/234927370 In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the author’s use of syntax changes as the novel progresses from its start to its end, in result from the colonial and imperial values of coming European powers.]]> 2018-02-23 22:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/234927370 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235043555 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in connotative diction,  to elucidate how exertion of control by a dominant force evokes self doubt in an individual’s identity.

]]> 2018-02-25 02:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235043555 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235091153 In “Things Fall Apart”,  Achebe incorporates diction to maintain the cultural essence of Nigeria throughout the story despite the English reformation of its community. ]]> 2018-02-25 14:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235091153 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235120849 In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe in]]> 2018-02-25 18:05:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235120849 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235122043 In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe utilizes a shift in diction to portray how a nation of higher authority taking over a subaltern nation induces an identity crisis in the indigenous people of the weaker nation.]]> 2018-02-25 18:13:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235122043 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235127271 In "Things Fall Apart," Chinua Achebe employs a shift in diction to reveal how dominance by a superior group leads to a loss of cultural identity. ]]> 2018-02-25 18:49:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235127271 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235133678 2018-02-25 19:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235133678 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235141769 In “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe uses repitition to show the many traditions in the village of Umuofia, and how each plays a part in the characters’ life.]]> 2018-02-25 20:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235141769 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235145778 In "Things Fall Apart", Achebe employs allegories throughout to elucidate the unique cultural identity of Umuofia rapidly dismantling due to the introduction of white missionaries seeking dominance. ]]> 2018-02-25 21:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235145778 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235145968 In “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in syntax to reveal how a change in hierarchy can result in a loss of identity. ]]> 2018-02-25 21:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235145968 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235146661 In "Things Fall Apart," Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in tone to elucidate how the supremacy of a colonizing group triggers the destruction of cultural heritage.]]> 2018-02-25 21:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235146661 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235148207 In “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe employs diction to emphasize how an overtaking by a larger power inhibits cultural individuality. ]]> 2018-02-25 21:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235148207 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235166911 In "Things Fall Apart," Achebe uses a shift in diction to demonstrate how the intrusion into a culture by an exceeding power can lead to the diffusion of the cultures values.


]]> 2018-02-25 23:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235166911 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235172060 In “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in language to demonstrate how a colonizing group has the potential to demolish the culture of a given society. ]]> 2018-02-26 00:14:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235172060 lee9654 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235174493 In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe’s use of shifting diction emphasizes the loss of unity and identity in the face of an imperial power. ]]> 2018-02-26 00:29:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235174493 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235177232 In Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe displays a shift in objective tone presented in the text illustrates the lack of humanity the colonists exhibit in their colonization of Umofia 

]]> 2018-02-26 00:47:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235177232 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235179162 In “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe utilizes diction to emphasize the shift in cruelty an overbearing power forces upon the native population in which it is colonizing.]]> 2018-02-26 01:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235179162 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235184336 In “Things Fall Apart” Achebe’s shift in diction emphasizes the decline of traditional customs and beliefs due to influences from imperial powers. ]]> 2018-02-26 01:33:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235184336 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235185776 In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe utilizes a shift in tone to emphasize how the colonization of a culture leads to the destruction of their values and unity. ]]> 2018-02-26 01:42:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235185776 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235190001 In "Things Fall Apart", Achebe employs a shift in diction to explicate how new beliefs can undermine the traditions and harmony of a different culture. ]]> 2018-02-26 02:06:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235190001 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235191510 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in tone to highlight how post-colonialism can change the culture in society.]]> 2018-02-26 02:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235191510 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235191833 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in tone and diction to emphasize the damaging impact on a colony that is undergoing colonization.]]> 2018-02-26 02:20:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235191833 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235197655 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in diction to employ how when a dominant force overtakes a weaker, the prey is induced to a loss of identity and cultural heritage.]]> 2018-02-26 02:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235197655 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235199397 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe employs a shift in the tone throughout the novel in order to demonstrate the negative impact the colonists had on the native people of Africa. ]]> 2018-02-26 03:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235199397 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235203615 In “Things Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe  formulates the power struggle between foreign intruders and the people of Umuofia for the purpose of hypothesizing a loss in Umuofia’s cultural identity]]> 2018-02-26 03:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235203615 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235206090 In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe utilizes the protagonist’s hubris to convey the societal and cultural dynamic between passive and aggressive characters.]]> 2018-02-26 03:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235206090 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235207513 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in tone to demonstrate that cultural values are destroyed due to imperial powers of a more dominant force.  ]]> 2018-02-26 03:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235207513 kusaku1546 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235208219 In “Things fall apart”, Chinua Achebe employs a shift in point of view to parallel the confining effects of European imperialism on indigenous culture.]]> 2018-02-26 04:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235208219 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235208960 In “Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe utilizes diction to reveal the shift in the clan culture after the European colonized.]]> 2018-02-26 04:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235208960 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235210649 In “Things Fall Apart” Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in diction to emphasize the effects a cultural society faces when going through colonization ]]> 2018-02-26 04:18:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235210649 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235213287 In “Things Fall Apart” Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in diction to demonstrate how colonial introduction of culture creates a loss of a unified identity when tradition is lost.]]> 2018-02-26 04:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235213287 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235215129 In “Things fall apart,” Achebe employs a shift in diction to uncloak the exertion of dominance and superiority on a weaker nation leading to a change in cultural heritage.]]> 2018-02-26 04:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235215129 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235215270 In “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe displays a shift in diction to portray how the colonization  of a group can cause a society to conform to unsolicited characteristics.]]> 2018-02-26 04:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235215270 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235230893 In Things Fall Apart, Chiuna Achebe employs a shift in tone to emphasize how an imperial power can alter the culture values of a subordinate society.]]> 2018-02-26 07:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235230893 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235298744 Throughout Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe manipulates syntax to convey the capacity of cultures for dynamism when resisting impending colonialism.]]> 2018-02-26 11:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235298744 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235318485 In "Things Fall Apart" Achebe's shift of diction throughout the text reveals the state of mind regarding the tribes people with the impending colonialism.]]> 2018-02-26 13:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235318485 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235322960 In "Things Fall Apart", Achebe applies complex diction and proverbs to attempt to let the characters keep their identity meanwhile the pressure of a new society is upon them.]]> 2018-02-26 13:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235322960 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235323242 In Things Fall Apart, Achebe’s shift in imagery throughout the text reveals how imperialism can break apart a society’s natural order. ]]> 2018-02-26 13:19:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235323242 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235327865 In “Things Fall Apart,” Achebe utilizes diction within her syntax to portray how colonialism leads to the loss of tradition.

]]> 2018-02-26 13:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235327865 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235328022 In “Things Fall Apart,” Achebe utilizes diction within her syntax to portray how colonialism leads to the loss of tradition.

]]> 2018-02-26 13:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235328022 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235328395 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe utilizes a shift in tradition and the attitude indigenous people have about change within a society to communicate how colonialism affects a culture.

]]> 2018-02-26 13:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235328395 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235336953 In “Things Fall Apart”, Achebe employs a change in diction to display the affects the power of colonialism has on the cultures of indigenous peoples.]]> 2018-02-26 13:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235336953 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235346346 In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe implements the use of symbolism and diction throughout the text to demonstrate Nwoye’s shift from a gentle young man to an independent, freethinking adult. ]]> 2018-02-26 14:03:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235346346 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235373146 In “Things fall apart” , Achebe employs diction to elucidate the shift of the Umuofian culture after the European invaded their land. 

]]> 2018-02-26 14:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235373146 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235407049 In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Chinua uses religion to portray the cultivation of a primitive society to a more modernized one.]]> 2018-02-26 15:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235407049 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235407635 In "Things Fall Apart", Achebe utilizes shifts in diction to illustrate the impact colonialism is having on the tribes and their people.]]> 2018-02-26 15:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235407635 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235450269 In "Things Fall Apart" Achebe uses connotative diction to emphasize the effect of autonomy vs colonialism. 

]]> 2018-02-26 16:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235450269 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235450776 Within Things Fall Apart, Achebe utilizes Okonkwo's fear of powerlessness (Hamartia) to illustrate the lack of power natives possess under colonization.]]> 2018-02-26 16:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235450776 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235451718 In Things Fall Apart, Achebe utilizes a shift of diction within her syntax to demonstrate the impact religion has on a population.]]> 2018-02-26 16:24:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235451718 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235468607 In “Things Fall Apart” Chinua Achebe employs the change of diction within her syntax to emphasize the impact colonialism has on the tradition of the tribe and its people.]]> 2018-02-26 16:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235468607 https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235696096 In “Things Fall Apart” Achebe showcases the change of diction within her syntax structure to illustrate the harmful, colonizing influences on sacred tradition.]]> 2018-02-27 01:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jstorm2/1fpgakb7xtyp/wish/235696096