Things Fall Apart Chapter 4

Wow! This was my first time leading a Socratic seminar and it was such a nice experience! I could tell that the questions having to do with others opinions took the most interest from my classmates. My thoughts about the discussion I lead in class are that it was very critical; many enjoyed the challenging questions I proposed. My class was really respectful and they all showed me they understood chapter 4 really well. My leading of the discussion had many intriguing points, big ideas, and it was really fascinating. Speaking of intriguing, the most fascinating/intriguing points that were made during my leading of chapter 4 would have to be the question I proposed about criticizing others. The question states “When Okonkwo witnesses his son planting the yams while having a fault, he decides to criticize him, hoping that it will drive his son to be a great man. Do you think criticizing others will make them …show more content…
Through this, Achebe is pointing out another aspect of Igbo culture that colonist Europe must have ignored, which is, the existence of subcultures in an African population. Each clan has its own stories, and Ikemefuna brings with him new and unfamiliar folk tales to Umuofia. What does Achebe remind us about the story we are reading is not only about Africa?” amusing. Her response was definitely the best and although I knew this question would be hard for the class to understand; Amber definitely impressed me. She explains that deeply how the Europeans have a tendency to see all Africans as one and the same and how apple should see the African culture as one specific culture within Africa. Her response caught my attention and helped me to understand the topic myself even better. Her response definitely changed my perspective of Africa and its