Things Fall Apart and Related Readings

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Things Fall ApartThe choice: traditional or alien culture?novel by Chinua AchebeThe Second ComingA vision of society's breakdownpoem by William Butler YeatsGenesis 22: 1-19The Sacrifice of Isaac Father, son, and God's willthe BibleMother Was a Great ManThe story of a strong Ibo womanshort story by CatherineObianuju AcholonuPrayer to MasksA promise of the masked spiritspoem by Leopold Sedar SenghorShooting an ElephantThe dirty work of empiresessay by George OrwellThe Significance of a Veteran's DayHow to survive "progress"poem by Simon OrtizAble, Baker, Charlie, DogAn officer and his loving daughtershort story by Stephanie VaughnExilesWhere can you go when you must go away?poem by Mark Strand