Read the excerpt below and answer the question. Mr. Kiaga’s joy was very great. “Blessed is he who forsakes his father and his m
other for my sake,” he intoned. “Those that hear my words are my father and mother." Nwoye did not fully understand. But he was happy to leave his father. He would return later to his mother and his brothers and sisters and convert them to the new faith. In this excerpt from Things Fall Apart, Achebe uses characterization to develop what major theme? Select all that apply. A. kinship B. religion C. ostracism D. masculinity
The answer is options: A, kindship and B, religion.
Characterization is a literary device in which the characters and their motives are described in detail in the story. In the excerpt from "Things Fall Apart," the author Chinua Achebe uses characterization to develop the themes of kinship and religion. First, Nwoye leaves his father happily and will later go back with his mother and sisters, who he will convert to Chistianity.
Answer: “She tried to explain to them why none of them could go back to the plantation. If a runaway returned, he would turn traitor, the master and the overseer would force him to turn traitor.”
