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"Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. Chinua Achebe associates some blame on the Africans for allowing Christianity to take hold in tribal Africa.

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Eurocentrism in Christianity Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a compelling inside view of tribal life in Africa. This book tells a quite intriguing story. Through a clever narrative, we see a culture rich in tradition. Achebe seems to wish to rebut a common stereotype that Africa had no culture before the advent of colonialism. Although colonization definitely plays a serious role in the story, much of the book is devoted to culture. Achebe …

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