His Story

In exploring the notion of the individual versus the self, we should notice that in Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart,” a community is very important to the survival of the tribe and the people often work together for the betterment of the tribe. There are also individual aspects in the Ibo society. Each person has his own chi, or personal god. Present in Okonkwo's household were the expectations of masculinity that Okonkwo held for his …

…Mexico, attempts to explain his relationship to the Mexican way of life, in part by exploring the contradiction between the Mexican “mask” and the historic roots of native Mexican culture. In his poetry, he used a flow of surrealistic imagery in dealing with metaphysical questions. His most important theme was man's ability to overcome his existential solitude through erotic love and artistic creativity. “The Labyrinth of Solitude”, looks at the eternal question of Mexican identity.