... change in their people. Obierika was conversing to Okonkwo on the subject of the white men's influence among the villagers, and how things could not be changed because of the solidarity of Christian beliefs in their own people's hearts. This book was very powerful and I thought it did a remarkable job on depicting the emotions that stirred when the British came to ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... the good of the clan. In No Longer At Ease, the Umuofians are isolated in the city but still expect their kinsmen to help them. However, what was once tribal solidarity degenerates into corruption and nepotism when it is transferred to an urban setting. Mr Green, Obi's superior, states that "the African is corrupt through and through" (NLAE, p.3), but the reader ... ...

• Word Count: 2919
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School