Cultural Conflicts in Dead Men\'s Path

Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian novelist acclaimed for his unsentimental scenes of the kindly and psychological disorientation serial the imposition of Western tradition and values upon handed-down African society. (Encyclopedia Britannica). Achebes novels focus on the conventional African values during and after(prenominal) the colonial era. He create a number of goldbrick stories, childrens books, and essay collections. The BBC wrote that he was august throughout the world for his depiction of brio in Africa (BBC).\nIn deathlike Mens Path by Chinua Achebe (1974) the generator gives an example in the pithy story of the importance of quietus in life. Achebe presents the conflict betwixt modern European ideas and traditional African values which occurred every(prenominal) over Africa in the long time after World war II. The main character, Mr. obie, is an enthusiastic modern headmaster. He has a luxuriant vision of making his civilise a modern, exemplary, progressiv e design and he does non suffer time for anything that he thinks does not connect with his vision (Figure 2). This forward attitude leads him into conflict with the villagers whom he regards as backward and superstitious. Mr. obi looks down on them sooner of properly listening to them and nerve-racking to work with them. The priest who comes to foregather him, points out the importance of being tolerant and says: this line was here(predicate) forwards you were natural and before your father was born. The whole life of this village depends on it. Our gone relatives depart by it and our ancestors reproof us by it. just most important, it is the path of children flood tide in to be born (Achebe 46). Mr. Obi rejected the priests linguistic communication and in mocking replied to him: Dead men do not require footpath(Achebe 46). He does not want to permit the villagers use a path that is sacred to their beliefs, as it cuts across the new school grounds that he has de signed.\nThe priest believes that Mr. Obis assumption could be true and s...