Is the community represented as civilized? Does it have a strong language? What is the relationship between civilization and language?
The community in Things Fall Apart is civilized. For a nation to be civilized they have to have a set of rules that people follow, a governing body, and a secure position in the community. The community represented in this book is a civilized one because it has, to an extent, all of these things have been seen or implied. The community also seems to have a strong sense of language. The main character Okonkwo communicates with the man that he wants to get seeds from very well. This implies that overall, the community has a strong language. There is a big difference between language and civilization. Language is a part of civilization but civilization entitles much more than just language.
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