"The heathen speak nothing but falsehood. Only the word of our god is true" (Achebe 157).
Part II - How is imperialismencouraged by patriotism, religion, &/or a sense of cultural/
racial superiority in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart / the past?
In this part of the novel, Mr. Kiaga addresses his stance on the on the Igbo beliefs. When a few osu from the village refuse to shave their heads, Kiaga tells them that they are afraid of divine retribution that doesn't exist. He doesn't even consider a single facet of the Igbo culture to be remotely feasible. This approach of problem solving does not work anywhere. No one is ever one hundred percent right, just as no one is ever one hundred percent wrong. Behind every belief there is a shred of truth, no matter how small. What sets the Christian beliefs above the Igbo as the absolute truth? I guess I am forced to accept that missionaries need to wholeheartedly believe that they are the higher belief, otherwise they wouldn't have a motivation to wipe out the natural beliefs of the people.
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