Problem and Achebe
1)The setting for my problem is anywhere that I might happen to be. The characters can be any sort of authority figure in my life or just in general. These used to be my parents, but now their direct influence has virtually vanished. In terms of my actual problem, I think that I have a general propensity towards honesty and not so much a problem with bad lying. This probably comes from my dad, as he's the most honest person I know, even though he's a lawyer.
2)a.The Monster in Achebe's novel is the imperialization and the changes imposed on Okonkwo's natural way of life, by the white man. What brought this about was the greed and selfishness of one people. There was also the unrealistic thought of whites that they were somehow superior to others and their way of life was right, and therefore it was their duty to "correct" others ways of living.
b.In terms of Rousseau's savage, it seems that Okonkwo meets the definition. Rousseau seems to idolize this modern natural man that is seen through his eyes as savage. Rousseau thinks that this type of man is able to live a much simpler life, even if he got the idea of communities wrong. Okonkwo is certainly able to live a simpler life, technologically speaking, but in terms of social relations and, it was not so much easier, so here Rousseau's ideas are flawed. But we still see that these communities have not led to the destruction of one another. It is only once modern white communities come and impose there way of life does everything fall out of order. All the tribes and people Okonkwo knew were able to get along, and there were rules, and no wars happened without a just cause, and no land was taken from anyone else. Life was fair and simple according to the majority(of elders and the powerful). Rousseau was basically right in terms of how his savage man lived at peace with one another.
2)a.The Monster in Achebe's novel is the imperialization and the changes imposed on Okonkwo's natural way of life, by the white man. What brought this about was the greed and selfishness of one people. There was also the unrealistic thought of whites that they were somehow superior to others and their way of life was right, and therefore it was their duty to "correct" others ways of living.
b.In terms of Rousseau's savage, it seems that Okonkwo meets the definition. Rousseau seems to idolize this modern natural man that is seen through his eyes as savage. Rousseau thinks that this type of man is able to live a much simpler life, even if he got the idea of communities wrong. Okonkwo is certainly able to live a simpler life, technologically speaking, but in terms of social relations and, it was not so much easier, so here Rousseau's ideas are flawed. But we still see that these communities have not led to the destruction of one another. It is only once modern white communities come and impose there way of life does everything fall out of order. All the tribes and people Okonkwo knew were able to get along, and there were rules, and no wars happened without a just cause, and no land was taken from anyone else. Life was fair and simple according to the majority(of elders and the powerful). Rousseau was basically right in terms of how his savage man lived at peace with one another.
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