TFA 3

Great map of colonized Africa

Foot washing ceremony

Tetela Chief with administrative officers of the Colony. 1915. Republic of Congo.

The Rhodes Collosus in Africa.

Wheaton collection of images.

Questions con't from Day 2

3. In what ways does Achebe present pre-colonial Igbo life and traditions in a manner in which present-day readers from Nigeria and other parts of the world can identify?

4. What tone does Achebe introduce in the opening scenes of the novel? Use specifics from the text to support your ideas.

5. How does the introductory paragraph set up the relation between past and present, reality and myth?

6. At the beginning of the novel, the narrator notes that, "proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten." What does this mean? What does this tell the reader about 1. the role of proverbs in Igbo culture and 2. the role of language in storytelling?