04 Dead Men\'s Path, worksheet PDF

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“Dead Men’s Path”, worksheet 1.

Characterise Michael Obi: - What values does he represent? - How is his attitude towards his colleagues? Find examples in the text to support your answer. - How is his attitude towards the villagers? Find examples…

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Characterise the village priest Ani: - What values does he represent? - What does he mean by saying, “let the hawk perch and let the eagle perch”?

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Consider the text about culture and answer the following questions: a. Go through the various elements about culture together - discuss and focus on the short story as an expression of this. b. Setting: where and when? c. What are the Obis’ two aims when they arrive at Ndume School? d. Why does Michael Obi want to close the path? e. Why is the path so important to the villagers? f.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria, the son of a teacher in a missionary school. His parents, though they installed in him many of the values of their traditional Igbo culture, were devout evangelical Protestants and christened him Albert after Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. At university, Achebe rejected his British name and took his indigenous name Chinua. -

Why would Achebe decide to change his name? Based on this information about the author’s background, who might we interpret Michael Obi to be based upon? How does this interpretation help us determine who we are supposed to sympathise with in the story?...