The Tragic Image In Chinua Achebe' S Novels

Chinua Achebe has been called "the father of African Literature"and his creation reflect his rethink on the fate of Nigeria and the exploration of the national future.In his opinion,the tragedy of the Nigeria is not only due to the invasion of the Weatern colonialists,the nation's own defect is the root cause.In the author's pen,we can see the arrival of Western civilization make tribe disappear,at the same time under such background inside and outside attack,the values of the general public have also been distorted,and the whole society presents a morbid state.Accordingly,I think that he through the writing of tragedy to reflect his concern and thinking about the fate of the nation and the exploration of national outlet.The tragic image is the profound reflection of this thought.This article consists of three parts:introduction,text and conclusion.The first part is the introduction part,this part mainly introduces his life and creation,research status of Chinua Achebe' s works,this article relates to the interpretation of some of the tragedy of academic language,and ideas and methods of the article.The second part is the main part of this article,which is divided into three chapters:In the frist chapter,I analyse the tragic image of the author into three types,through the analysis of the tragic image deeply described in the text data selection Achebe,detailed description of the specific characteristics of tragic image;the second chapter focuses on the causes of the tragic image from the background of the times and culture;the third chapter explains the implication of these tragic images,transforming the vision of research into the context of the modernization of Nigeria,according to Chinua Achebe's works,through his creation of the tragic image of his reflections on the fate of the nation,and the process of his own thought when he explored the way out of the nation.The third part is epilogue,this part mainly summarizes the context of the article,at the same time summarizes the author's creative features.