Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from No Longer at Ease

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Lagos - This setting in which most of the novel occurs, consists of four islands and a bit of the mainland on the Atlantic coastline of central Africa.

Umuofia - This area is a fictional region that consists of nine Ibo-speaking villages located west of a market town on the bank of the Niger River.

Umuofia Progressive Union - This mutual benefits organization has chapters everywhere and upholds and supports education as the means of becoming a modern people.

Church Missionary Society - This organization operates schools and bookstores, one of which is...
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