Friday, April 1, 2011
"Stranglehold of English Lit"
In the poem there are many questions asked that even strike me to think. I can now look in their perspective of how Africans were educated in Europe. The poem alone is an arguement that can be used. I feel more educated on the british rule in Africa. If Africans wanted to be educated they would have to leave their culture and dress into one they are not. Leaving had its own consequence of missing out on years of their culture. Although this is true I also feel when they come back to their culture there is another consequence that is positive. Which is being able to teach ones who never left.
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You make a good observation that leaving their culture had a big impact, particularly when the culture they left was not valued compared to the European culture they entered. What do they teach to the one's who never left? I think Achebe and Ngugi would say that they would have a hard time talking to each other.
ReplyDeleteThis is a good start to your blogs. When you do the next one, make sure you have the rubric and the list of questions so that you can write a more in-depth commentary.