'Cultural Conflicts in Dead Men\'s Path'

'Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist acclaimed for his unsentimental depictions of the sociable and psychological disorientation accompanying the bother of Western usance and value upon tralatitious African society. (Encyclopedia Britannica). Achebes novels charge on the traditional African set during and after the compound era. He published a subjugate of short stories, childrens books, and seek collections. The BBC wrote that he was revere through step forward the world for his depiction of action in Africa (BBC).\nIn executed work forces agency by Chinua Achebe (1974) the writer gives an example in the short report of the importance of equilibrate in life. Achebe presents the action between innovative European ideas and traditional African values which occurred all over Africa in the historic period after be War II. The main(prenominal) character, Mr. obie, is an enthusiastic sensitive headmaster. He has a grand heap of making his inform a modern, exe mplary, modern institution and he does not be possessed of time for anything that he thinks does not consociate with his vision (Figure 2). This assuming attitude leads him into contradict with the crossroadsrs whom he regards as backward and superstitious. Mr. Obi looks down on them instead of in good order listening to them and trying to work with them. The non-Christian priest who comes to see him, points out the importance of being tolerant and says: this way was here ahead you were born(p) and in advance your father was born. The total life of this village depends on it. Our out of work relatives depart by it and our ancestors visit us by it. barely most important, it is the way of life of children coming in to be born (Achebe 46). Mr. Obi rejected the priests words and in mocking replied to him: Dead men do not carry foot runway(Achebe 46). He does not requisite to let the villagers usage a path that is sacred to their beliefs, as it cuts across the new scho ol thou that he has designed.\nThe priest believes that Mr. Obis assumption could be true and s... '