#18 - Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart

Author: Jeremy Streich, Daniel Breyer
Published: Fri 24 Feb 2023
Episode Link: https://good-scribes-only.simplecast.com/episodes/things-fall-apart-Gwo7Rwe6

Episode Cheat Sheet
Hosted by novelists and entrepreneurs Daniel Breyer & Jeremy Streich, Good Scribes Only is a podcast for curious minds to explore, challenge, and think differently through books. Season 2 focuses on the cardinal vices and virtues: Lust and chastity, gluttony and temperance, greed and charity, sloth and diligence, envy and kindness, wrath and patience, pride and humility. In this episode, Daniel and Jeremy explore Wrath and Patience in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.

Oftentimes, fiction books can take us out of life’s everyday tangles and help us see reality with new eyes. To further explore your own relationship with Wrath and Patience, look no further than Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart. We hope you enjoy!

Episode Notes

0-5 min — Background on book and wrath

5-11 min — Casting the “movie”

11-15 min — Plot summary

15-21min — Control and what this book is ‘really’ about

21-29 min — Wrath and human nature

29-32 min — Plot summary continued

32-40 min — Colonialism and customs

40-43 min — Persuasiveness of western religion

43-49 min — Clash between missionaries and tribe

49-59 min — Tragic conclusion and cultural relativism

59-60 min — Book ratings