What was the most meaningful takeaway from today’s discussion relating to the cultural or literary context of Achebe’s work?
I feel what was meaningful from today's discussion was how I view Achebe from due to other people's reasoning. Not only did the discussion change my opinion about Achebe but also colonialism in general which we were able to relate to the book in specific ways. I believe that my group had great questions which we were able to build off of, such as a question I asked
“Do you think that achebe sees colonialism as a core concept to development, or a set back?”
What our group decided was that it is helpful tool for development, however people are being used for other people's advantages. We were then able to the book “things fall apart” as the colonialism brought the churches, which can be seen as less barbaric and created more order in the society. We also discussed how they were being exploited as they were indirectly being controlled. Overall I believe that this experience was good to change our points of views on specific topics.
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