Culture Intricacies and Igbo Worldview in George Ndubuisi’s Woes of Ikenga

Abstract

Culture is seen as the totality of a people’s way of life. It showcases their customs, traditions, value, systems, norms, beliefs, world-views, superstitions and even taboos. So this paper entitled “Culture Intricacies and Igbo Worldviews in George Ndubuisi’s Woes of Ikenga” set out to explore aspects of the culture of the Igbo’s and their worldview of life. The objectives of the study seek to investigate the culture intricacies and Igbo worldview in George’s Ndubuisi Woes of Ikenga. The theoretical framework for the study is sociological criticism which maintains that literature has a relationship with society and should bring changes. Data for the study was from two main sources, primary and secondary sources. The text under study is the primary source, while library texts, journals and internet formed the secondary sources. The findings include the use of proverbs to pass on a message, the ritual of new yam festival and its meaning to the Igbo culture, and the nuances of kinship ties and spiritual belief in the Igbo society. The study portrayed the Igbo society as it was before the coming of the white men and how after they left changed and affected the Igbo view of the world.