Can the Africans culture be considered primitive
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Question 11.Can the Africans’ culture be considered primitive?Sources to be usedLivingstone, David. Family Letters: 1849-1856. Vol. 2. Chatto & Windus, 1959.Livingstone, David. "Livingstone’s Letter from Bambarre (Letter to Horace Waller, 5 February 1871)." Place: London, UK and Los Angeles, California, USA (2010)..Chinua, Achebe. "Things fall apart." (1958).Question 22.What was the state in the African Continent between the 18thand 19thcenturies?Sources to be usedLivingstone, David. Family Letters: 1849-1856. Vol. 2. Chatto & Windus, 1959.Livingstone, David. "Livingstone’s Letter from Bambarre (Letter to Horace Waller, 5 February 1871)." Place: London, UK and Los Angeles, California, USA (2010)..Chinua, Achebe. "Things fall apart." (1958).The sources listed under question one are relevant and fit the respective question. To begin with, the question is important since it aims at informing the readers about the Africans’culture. Both Livingstone and Chinua Achebe address the issue to a different audience. Livingstone wrote the first letter in 1841 to his family, parents, and sisters to inform them
about the African state when he started exploring the continent (Livingstone 2). He wrote the second letter to Kirk when he was in jail and needed to make some requests concerning the accusations placed against him. On the other hand, Chinua Achebe wrote the novel Things Fall apartconcerning the African society, which can be used as a source of information aboutthe African continent. Chinua intended to communicate to Africans about their culture, which had become primitive. With this regard, he gave a story regarding the Igbo from the African perspective. Therefore, the readings fit the question since Livingstone and Achebe had different motives though were involved with the African continent.In addition, the second question can be addressed using the readings since the two authors had similarities concerning their writings. First, they were involved with the Africans.Livingstone was a missionary and an explorer in African countries such as Nigeria where he first saw the River Nile (Livingstone 5). Chinua Achebe wrote about the African culture and based concerns with the Igbo community in Nigeria. They both had important things concerning the African continent due to the primitivism that existed. During the time that Livingstone explored Africa, colonizers had invaded the continent. Africans were suffering from diseases and poverty. The Africans cried for help and needed to be liberated from poverty. The African leaders were almost loosing hope. Livingstone and other explorers cameto introduce education and Christianity in Africa. Achebe wrote the novel when the Igbo community was affected by Christian influences, the traditional African values and the western clashes dominated the continent (Chinua 10). Nigeria was under colonization, which prevailed within many African countries as well. Therefore, Chinua questions the Europeans for subjecting the countries in Africa such as Nigeria into poverty, causing wars and sufferings. He urged the grievances to be made, which would help to liberate Africa from all
the problems prevailing. Therefore, the authors are best suited to answer the question because they had firsthand information about the state that the African continent was in during the outlined period.