Culture and imperialism

"I don't know for certain,but I have probably spoken more words

in Igbo than English but I have definitely written more words in English"

  ( Chinua Achebe)

Having said this, the author wants to tell us about the colonization

of the African for the Bristh Empire.Despite Achebe's upbringing was

multicultural,as the inhabitants of Ogidi still lived according to

many aspects of traditional Igbo.He was the child of a Protestant

missionary and received his early education in English.He used to be

ashamed by his backroots and after a long time,he started to question

why he was so embarrased by his own origins so he became interested in

the culture of Africa.

Then,he started to embrace his own culture,and he made up his mind that

apart of being a writer,he was also a teacher,because he spreaded the knowledge

of Igbo culture,and apart from that he is a shaper of conciousness,as a writer

he reflects in his books his own view of life and the values to which he is comitted.