Achebe's Interview

1) What was the most meaningful takeaway from today’s discussion relating to the cultural or literary context of Achebe’s work? 

What I took from our in-class discussion today was that through Achebe's work wanted to give out a specific idea/message that a story should be said from a single sided perspective on a specific culture. As well as a recent TedTalk we looked at before, and in it there was a reference on Chinua Achebe and his influential work. Especially looking at how Achebe has made his writing descriptive enough to show the true side of his culture and not what other cultures think about them. Theres always more then one side to a story and i all depends on which side of the story is more reliable and based on facts.  

2) Select a specific quote from the interview or a general idea from the discussion and write a brief reflection. 

"wherever something stands, something else will stand beside it.”- A quote from the interview which I found meaningful and powerful in a way. 

When looking at this quote and looking at its context we see the true meaning of what Achebe wanted to say of how no matter what happens there will always be something next to it, that there isn't something important and will always be a problem next to them. This was seen in WW1 when Nigeria were gaining independence while other countries as well in the African continent were gaining independence due to the European Forces and the civilization they brought into the African countries.However, the procedure of decolonization is unknown to Nigeria as there was not just one leader in the eyes of people in Nigeria; however more or so like the large number of voices by the people Achebe, was one of the people who added to building up a powerful nationalistic resistance for the people. 

This shows the transitional period that Nigeria was encountering during that rough time. Also, it paces the path for furnishing the anticipated gathering of people with a comprehension of how setting is critical and how Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart has turned into a specific setting and an important portrayal of post-colonialism.