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Explore the ways in which European values and customs are shown to effect African Society in three short stories
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Explore the ways in which European values and customs are shown to effect African Society in DMP, SW and TR Dead Men's Path is written by Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian who has grown up with European customs effecting traditional African society. In this short story he explores these effects on African society. The story follows Michael Obi, a young headmaster recently appointed headmaster of Ndume Central School. Obi is a very desirable man and wanted to turn the backward school into a modern, successful school. He is completely against traditional views of older Africans and does not hesitate to condemn their views. He expects nothing but true dedication from his unmarried staff and he sets work on making the school compound into a beautiful place. There is a path which connects the village shrine with the villager's place of burial. Obi is shocked by this and immediately plants heavy sticks across the...
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