IAH 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe, Michel De Montaigne
17 Jul 2019
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If we leave our gods and follow your god, " asked another man, "who will protect us from the anger of our neglected gods and ancestors?" "your gods are not alive and cannot do you any harm," replied the white man. When this was interpreted to the men of mbanta they broke into derisive laughter. These men must be mad, they said to themselves. And some of them began to go away. It was one of those gay and rollicking tunes of evangelism which had the power of plucking at silent and dusty chords in the heart of an. The interpreter explained each verse to the audience, some of whom now stood enthralled. It was a story of brothers who lived in darkness and in fear, ignorant of the love of god. It told of one sheep out on the hills, away from the gates of god and from the tender shepherd"s care.
