Question
What factors likely influenced Achebe’s perspective on Heart of Darkness? Select two options.
A: He disapproves of Conrad’s use of multiple narrators in the story.
B: He was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States.
C: He approves of Conrad highlighting Africans’ accomplishments and power.
D: He agrees with perpetuating damaging stereotypes.
E: He has studied the impact of colonialism on Africans in depth.
A: He disapproves of Conrad’s use of multiple narrators in the story.
B: He was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States.
C: He approves of Conrad highlighting Africans’ accomplishments and power.
D: He agrees with perpetuating damaging stereotypes.
E: He has studied the impact of colonialism on Africans in depth.
Answers
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The two options that likely influenced Achebe’s perspective on "Heart of Darkness" are:
B: He was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States.
E: He has studied the impact of colonialism on Africans in depth.
Achebe's background and his scholarly work on colonialism greatly shaped his views on the portrayal of Africa and Africans in literature, particularly in Conrad's work.
B: He was born in Nigeria and moved to the United States.
E: He has studied the impact of colonialism on Africans in depth.
Achebe's background and his scholarly work on colonialism greatly shaped his views on the portrayal of Africa and Africans in literature, particularly in Conrad's work.