Intertextual Connections

Very little of what you see, read, or hear these days is original or cannot be tied to something or someone else. Looking at the origin of something or seeing those connections can help give you deeper understanding. This is called making intertextual (text-to-text) connections, or connections between the form, content, theme, or even purpose of two unique pieces of work. You are going to look at a piece of poetry in this final topic for Module Six that ties to Things Fall Apart. This intertextual connection will deepen your understanding of Chinua Achebe’s theme of Imperialism/Colonization.

Essential Question

• How do the actions of one nation affect another, and how does literature reflect that?