... the world" (Lines 1-4 W. B. Yeats The first four lines of, "The Second Coming," by William Butler Yeats ring true throughout, "Things Fall Apart," and served as inspiration for Cinua Achebe. Reading those lines reminded him of what his elders told him as a child, about the drastic change ... are fictional, however they still reflect the feelings of his elders, and connect with The Second Coming, through events and themes that make up Things Fall Apart. The first two lines of the poem symbolize how the clan was stuck in a new and somewhat chaotic world in which the protagonist Okonkwo .....

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... war are the falcons and the generals who allowed these tactics to take place are the falconers. The next few lines emphasize just how tragic the war was to Yeats: Things fall apart; the center cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; (3-6) Once the falcons have been ... ...

• Word Count: 1447
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School