The Image of Male Characters in Achebe's Novels with Special Reference to the Novel "Things Fall Apart"

Abstract

The research aimed at identifying the African civilization and culture that tackled the African literature through exploring the portrait of the image of male character in Achebe’s novels especially “Things Fall a Part”, the study also aimed at providing the reader with knowledge of the African literature written by Achebe, and to what extent the African culture influenced Achebe’s character. The study adopted the descriptive method through analytical criticism of the novels Things Fall a Part”  in order to reflect the image of the male character and to show how the writer used the art of novel to inform the reader with psychological components and cultural dimensions that affected the portrayal of this character. The study has come up with some results the most important of which are that: the writer shows that male authority dominates the Ibo community and all the individuals obey or submit to the male orders, and the male wealth is the absolute power in the African society. The results have also shown that man character dominates woman character. The research recommends taking care of the African literature that handles values, customs, and traditions that introduce the African different societies.