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this site presents an*lysis, essays, study guides, articles, clas*ic-notes, and reviews of literary works from all the genres in the field of english literature. the contents posted are not only based on my competence and understanding on the topics but also compiled from various sources. believed that this blog serves much use for those interested in the world of letters.. cannibalistic okonkwo: a deconstructive perspective of chinua achebe’s things fall apart. reviewing literary comments on chinua achebe and later dovetails an explication of the meaning of deconstruction as a way of enabling to grapple with the realities of this post structuralist critical formulation. this essay observes that okonkwo is not only a brutal cannibal but also a barbarian. this refers to the backdrop of his penchant for killing as shown in the novel. this opinion is bu*tressed by okonkwo’s ruthless habit of drinking from his first human head, which is a tilled smack of cannibalism. based on the theory of deconstruction, it concludes that the scientific reading relies only on the text which functions as the real mirror of society which i. introduction chinua achebe’s popularity among literary critics, especially literary historians…. salient features of romanticism in gray’s elegy written in a country churchyard. gray’s “elegy written in country churchyard” is a product of transition period. therefore it is a blend of two literary trends; clas*icism and romanticism. this article deals with elements of nature, melancholy and sympathy for the poor which are the main gray is no doubt a clas*icist, but was sensitive to impending trends of romanticism which soon came to eclipse clas*icism. gray began to shift his attention from suffocated town to pristine country side with its green pasture, where cattle graze, rivers run, birds chirp, breezing winds blow that create peaceful atmosphere of rural area. the setting of country side opens our eyes to simple life of poor people.