A Clash of Worlds: Deconstructing Cultural Conflict and the Erosion of Positive Peace in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
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| contents | <p>This article undertakes an interdisciplinary analysis of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, examining the profound cultural conflict depicted through the lens of Positive Peace theory. By mapping the pre-colonial Igbo societal structures against Johan Galtung's Eight Pillars of Positive Peace, the study identifies inherent elements of peaceful coexistence. It then deconstructs how European colonialism systematically dismantled these pillars, leading to the erosion of societal resilience and the collapse of traditional order. The novel serves as a powerful literary case study, illustrating how the imposition of foreign systems and ideologies constitutes not merely an absence of direct violence (negative peace) but a fundamental destruction of the attitudes, institutions, and structures that sustain a just and harmonious society (positive peace). The research reveals that despite certain internal complexities, pre-colonial Igbo society exhibited a robust framework for Positive Peace, which was systematically undermined by colonial intervention, leading to widespread social fragmentation, individual despair, and the tragic demise of its protagonist. This analysis contributes to both postcolonial literary studies and peace studies by offering a nuanced understanding of cultural conflict as a process of Positive Peace erosion, highlighting the long-term consequences of imperialistic encounters.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | A Clash of Worlds: Deconstructing Cultural Conflict and the Erosion of Positive Peace in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart Dr Severine Pinto Dr V. Basil Hans <p>This article undertakes an interdisciplinary analysis of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, examining the profound cultural conflict depicted through the lens of Positive Peace theory. By mapping the pre-colonial Igbo societal structures against Johan Galtung's Eight Pillars of Positive Peace, the study identifies inherent elements of peaceful coexistence. It then deconstructs how European colonialism systematically dismantled these pillars, leading to the erosion of societal resilience and the collapse of traditional order. The novel serves as a powerful literary case study, illustrating how the imposition of foreign systems and ideologies constitutes not merely an absence of direct violence (negative peace) but a fundamental destruction of the attitudes, institutions, and structures that sustain a just and harmonious society (positive peace). The research reveals that despite certain internal complexities, pre-colonial Igbo society exhibited a robust framework for Positive Peace, which was systematically undermined by colonial intervention, leading to widespread social fragmentation, individual despair, and the tragic demise of its protagonist. This analysis contributes to both postcolonial literary studies and peace studies by offering a nuanced understanding of cultural conflict as a process of Positive Peace erosion, highlighting the long-term consequences of imperialistic encounters.</p> |
| title | A Clash of Worlds: Deconstructing Cultural Conflict and the Erosion of Positive Peace in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15799729 |