A Man of the People | Ideas for Group Discussion
His use of a central character as the narrator of the novel provide Achebe with both a focus and an opportunity for satire. Readers will want to examine the view of the Nigerian political scene both as seen by Odili and as indicated by the author through his use of irony, satire, and the backdrop of traditional Igbo village and Christian values. As the novel preceded the Nigerian coup of January 1966, it was considered almost prophetic; readers may want to question what truths of observation of human nature and the political scene produced Achebe's uncanny wisdom. As in earlier novels,...
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