Ben--English pd. 6

Chinua Achebe--Things F a l l Apart-- Entry #1

In Ms.Faughey's class we've been starting to interpret a new book, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. Before reading the text, Ms.Faughey wanted us to wonder how to analyze or depict the book with basic information. With basic facts about the book, we were asked to created our own cover for Things Fall Apart. After viewing many interpretations in our class, some were similar. What I seemed to notice is that the main character was always some type of shadow, with no face, but just a dark figure. Maybe it's just how people can perceive things. When we were provided with this information, we really didn't know who this character was based on this small type of information. Yet, we all assumed it was a character looking distraught. Some people interpreted the book literally, as things falling apart.
This analyzing opened me up to a new perception of how society or people interpret books. We can judge books a certain way, and that's how we end up portraying them in our minds. Although I had to disagree with many of the covers, I realized that people can have different views on things.
After doing some research, I found different covers on Things fall apart, and decided to interpret them.
This image shows a deep meaning to Things Fall Apart. It shows both the literal and deep meaning of the text. It shows a mask that is broken, and yet it is of African heritage, and is quite clearly of a man. It shows how the man "shattered" up into pieces, because of a tragic event.
This image shows an African man hiding his face in either fear, loss, or anger. He looks like he is in a dark place and has been deeply affected by some sort of tragedy.
In this image, the one that we are using, shows a man looking out in the distance, as if deep in thought. Behind him are cracked pieces of his life. I thought this most clearly represented the plot of the book in many ways. it wasn't too deep and wasn't too simple. It was sufficient enough to express the main theme of the story. Although I think both images above best catch the reader's eye, this is the best in literary terms.

posted by QHSSYC Photography Club @ 7:52 PM