Things Fall Apart, Efuru, and So Long a Letter

In this article, I will briefly explain the personal viewpoints of "collapse", "Ehuru", and "So Long a letter" in modern African literature. These books directly determine the changes they need directly to survive in the group / tribe they live in. The key figures identified in each book face the decision to change and influence their lifestyle. These difficult decisions not only require them to consider their own well-being, but also consider the well-being of the entire community.

Such a long letter, MariamaBâ's first novel, means literally a long letter. Along with the beginning of the novel, Ramatoulaye Fall began writing a letter to her lifelong friend AissatouBâ. The opportunity of writing is the recent widow of Ramachu. When she provided details of her husband's death to her friends, she talked about major events in their lives. Ramatoulaye's husband, Modou died of a heart attack, so the series of letters between the main character Ramatoulaye Fall and her best friend Aissatou was written very long. These letters were written in 'Aida', a process of mourning for the 4 and 10 days that the widow of Muslims of Sedadgal culture must follow while participating in Ramatuley. Through these letters, Ramatoulaye detailed the emotions that drowned her in a few days after her husband's death and how he lost his life.

She decided to write a letter to her old friend, Aishatu, who lived in the capital of Dakar in Senegal, living in Ramachuura, she began a long letter. The letter was brought about by the sudden death of Mold, an alienated husband of Ramachuula. According to Muslim customs, Ramatulaye must protect 40 days of miracles, isolation and mourning. In the meantime she kept keeping a diary and I intended to finally send it to Aisato. Ramachura began to reflect on long-term funeral lawsuits after the death of Mod. Senegal - Muslim custom requires Ramatulay as a host of all mourners and blessings, and opens them home to provide food and drinks. Since Modou had nothing to do with her in the last few years, this made Ramatoulaye a serious injustice.