The passage implies that Things Fall Apart was historically significant because it:
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Correct answer: D. asserted African agency and dignity by portraying a complex pre-colonial society
- Step 1: The novel demonstrated that pre-colonial African societies had philosophy, law, dignity, and complex internal conflicts.
- Step 2: This dismantled imperial tropes of an 'uncivilized' continent.
Answer
asserted African agency and dignity by portraying a complex pre-colonial society.
Why not the others: It was not the first book in Africa, nor did it reject written communication.
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