Do you believe that colonisation play a key role in shaping a country's history? (e.g. in Africa and Korea) How and why?
- they all grew from that and that made Nigeria what it is today
- they all grew from that and that made Nigeria what it is today
Does this interview show that Achebe's patriotism? How?
Why do you think Achebe says "I had no idea when I was writing Things Fall
Apart whether it would even be accepted or published"
Africans were viewed as 'lower' and 'less' than the English
Africans were viewed as 'lower' and 'less' than the English
Why do you think people choose to identify with people in literature? Is there a benefit for this?
They might begin to see themselves in the story even if on the surface it's far removed from their situation; they just want to belong
They might begin to see themselves in the story even if on the surface it's far removed from their situation; they just want to belong
Do you think that it would've been as easy for Achebe to write about a different culture/country? Why?
No, because he says Maybe I make it sound as if it's impossible for me to write outside of Nigeria. That's really not true. I think what I mean is that it is nourishing for me to be working from Nigeria, there's a kind of nourishment you get there that you cannot get elsewhere. But it doesn't mean you cannot work. You can work, you can always use what's available to you, whether it's memory, hearsay, news items, or imagination. I intend to write a novel in America. When I have done it, perhaps we can discuss the effect of writing a novel from abroad. It's not impossible.
No, because he says Maybe I make it sound as if it's impossible for me to write outside of Nigeria. That's really not true. I think what I mean is that it is nourishing for me to be working from Nigeria, there's a kind of nourishment you get there that you cannot get elsewhere. But it doesn't mean you cannot work. You can work, you can always use what's available to you, whether it's memory, hearsay, news items, or imagination. I intend to write a novel in America. When I have done it, perhaps we can discuss the effect of writing a novel from abroad. It's not impossible.
How does Achebe show that he was very effected by the British colonisation?
He blames everything on them, not directly, but he keeps mentioning them
He blames everything on them, not directly, but he keeps mentioning them
How does Achebe show how much Nigeria was effected in this interview + book
Do you think that there were any benefits of the British invading Nigeria (learning English..)?
What do you think Achebe means when he says that that European side said "Okay, we'll stop
telling this story, because we see there's another story."
A single story= the only story
A single story= the only story
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