Things Fall Apart - Video Response

Chinua Achebe when choosing to write about the African culture had to make key decisions in his to fully comunicate to the world his goal.  One of the main factors was choosing to write the novel in English, for it opened the text to countless cultures.  Additionally, Achebe created his main character to be a man devoted to tradition and building his name; therefore, the true culture is able to be delineated.  Reading Heart of Darkness was a vital inspiration for Achebe, giving him the driving force to portray the nonstereotypical version of the African culture.  Because of the great emotional response Achebe had to Heart of Darkness, without reading Conrad's depiction of Africa Achebe would not have created such an impactful work.