Modernity, an Indirect Form of Imperialism's Hegemony: Analysis of Chinua Achebe?s Things Fall Apart

Basim Mohamed Hadi

Abstract: The present study is a postcolonial reading that concentrates on the literary novel Things Fall Apart (1958) by the Nigerian writer, Achebe Chinua. In the current study, the decolonizing influence of culture is examined in the novel. The colonized Igbo community is one of Nigeria's major ethnic groups, and the study looks at how it is threatened by British colonialists' arduous efforts as soon as they arrive in the country. In addition, the study will focus on how Modern Europe imposed the idea of itself as rationality with the rise of colonialism. They used technology, science, and religion as tools to implement their crooked political system. The Igbo people have their own identity, native religion, unique traditions, etc., and the study looks at how this community came to be colonized, it also depicts the conflict between the two civilizations. It focuses on the various ways that the Nigerian native population has tried to decolonize their way of life. However, their efforts typically end in failure and, in a very few instances, success. In addition, the study shows the colonized people's self-consciousness and resistance to the profound changes colonialism wrought in their way of life and sense of self, as well as their willingness to stand up to the oppressive hegemonic authority. A conclusion that summarizes the study's key findings comes at the end and explain that the conquerors' modernity had a huge impact on the colonized people, and it affected their attitude toward the colonizers, according to this study. Also, the study portrays the picture of Igbo society in detail to reveal what the colonizers do and their intentions to civilize the natives are not appropriate and just rather they themselves need to be civilized although they are more advanced.

Keywords: Ambivalence, Colonialism, Decolonization, Hegemony, Modernity

How to Cite?: Basim Mohamed Hadi, "Modernity, an Indirect Form of Imperialism's Hegemony: Analysis of Chinua Achebe?s Things Fall Apart", Volume 14 Issue 10, October 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 350-354, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR25910130037, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR25910130037