Anthills Of The Savannah

Despite his centrality to the story, His Excellency receives comparatively little narrative space. How does this affect the novel’s atmosphere or comment on its themes?

Despite his centrality to the story, His Excellency receives comparatively little narrative space. How does this affect the novel’s atmosphere or comment on its themes?

How do Chris’s, Ikem’s, and Beatrice’s varying responses to the tension between Western education and traditional African wisdom suggest the possibility of reconciling these knowledge systems in postcolonial society?

How does Beatrice’s evolution from cautious civil servant to spiritual leader reflect Achebe’s vision of women’s essential roles in maintaining cultural continuity during political upheaval?

Examine Achebe’s strategic use of different languages and dialects throughout the novel. How do shifts between standard English, pidgin, and traditional expressions both reflect existing social hierarchies and potentially subvert them?

How does Anthills of the Savannah function as both a political thriller and a meditation on oral tradition?

Apply an ecocritical reading to examine how environmental degradation parallels political corruption in the novel. What connections does Achebe draw between the treatment of natural resources and the treatment of human communities?

How does the physical journey from Bassa to rural Abazon reveal class divisions and suggest the relationship between proximity to power and understanding of social reality?