This idea caused Achebe to respond to what Conrad was spreading. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe showed Africans through one man who was named Okonkwo. He was Igbo, which was their religion, and showed us the many difficulties and problems which he had to face. Africans here are being portrayed as humans, unlike how they were represented in Conrad’s story. Kurtz was a main character in the Heart of Darkness. He was a trader of ivory and tricked many other Africans into believing he was superior. In Things Fall Apart it contradicts the stereotypes set up in the Heart of Darkness. Although both Conrad and Achebe use techniques throughout their novels to help depict their views on Africa and Africans, Achebe uses ways in his writing to contradict Conrad’s opinion and set a better view of his own
This idea caused Achebe to respond to what Conrad was spreading. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe showed Africans through one man who was named Okonkwo. He was Igbo, which was their religion, and showed us the many difficulties and problems which he had to face. Africans here are being portrayed as humans, unlike how they were represented in Conrad’s story. Kurtz was a main character in the Heart of Darkness. He was a trader of ivory and tricked many other Africans into believing he was superior. In Things Fall Apart it contradicts the stereotypes set up in the Heart of Darkness. Although both Conrad and Achebe use techniques throughout their novels to help depict their views on Africa and Africans, Achebe uses ways in his writing to contradict Conrad’s opinion and set a better view of his own