Things Fall Apart 2

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…one may wonder if Achebe consciously tried to emulate the Greek Tragedies. Tragedy is a story line that transcends time, and is present in all geographic locations and in all time periods. The message that is mostly achieved in this story line is that a character can destroy lives when he pursues careless, unthought out actions, including his own. Many of the connections seem beyond coincidental, and can be only planned to be so similar.