A man of the people by chinua achebe5/22/2023 ![]() He seems to see everyone as a means to an end and I don't think there is a single point in the book where he shows any genuine concern for another human being. I can't call him a coward, he is brave enough at times, but it didn't cross his mind to defend Elise when she was raped, or to stand by her or support her. This might be why the character feels so real and familiar despite being so duplicitous and self-centred and disloyal. For me this is a signal that I am not to take this as an indictment of any one person or group of people but of all of us. I wanted to grab Odili, the narrator, and shake him.īut we are guided not to judge him from a distance but rather look at him as a mirror: Achebe hints that this person is not a million miles away from himself (Odili wants to write a novel about the first white men who came to his people). ![]() Excellent and honest look at human nature.Ī lot of human weakness cleverly and honestly exposed. ![]()
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