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Achabe Interview A Long Way from Home.pdf"A long way from Home" interview with Achebe
"A long way from Home" interview with Achebe
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Take a look at this 1948 British-made film on Nigeria, which portrays Nigerians as struggling, poverty-riddled people who need colonialists to save and educate them.
Why check it out?
I think this is the colonial voice that Achebe is fighting against. You hear it in the narrative, and see it in the images of "tamed savages."
Despite the above, you do see some traditional Ibo ceremonies which I think can inform our imaginations while reading. (You also hear a bit about the other tribes.)
Revising Things Fall Apart
Revising Things Fall Apart
This shared document you all created is fantastic. Go over it, and you will be in good shape!
This shared document you all created is fantastic. Go over it, and you will be in good shape!
Apples to Apples Micro-Essay: Write about one connection, and link it to The Color of Water
Think of one connection you made during the game today, or you saw someone else make.
Write a one-paragraph response in which you state the connection you made, supporting it with evidence. Then, add a connection/contrast from The Color of Water.
You may use any format you want, but this very basic one might help. Each bold phrase is one sentence.
State the connection and why it is valid.
Readers of Things Fall Apart will recognize that [character, event] is (adjective from the game) because [elaborate].
Give evidence (a quote)
This is especially evident in the lines [quote].
Analyze that quote
Through Achebe’s use of [language/structure] we see that [meaning]
Make a connection to The Color of Water
Similarly/Conversely, readers of The Color of Water will recognize that [character, event] is/is not (same adjective from the game), because [elaborate].
Give evidence (a quote)
This is especially evident in the lines [quote].
Analyze that quote
Through McBride’s use of [language/structure] we see that [meaning]
Link back to the adjective, and give closure.
In the final analysis [link back to connection/contrast].
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