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KILL THE BUG-MAN!

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"...a District Commissioner must never attend to such undignified details as cutting a hanged man from the tree."

Achebe's says here, that if a district commissioner was to cut a hanged man from a tree he will be seen as undignified and the natives people would poorly think of him. Achebe thinks the DC thinks too highly of himself and is disconnected from the African people and Achebe also displays the how uncaring the commissioner is in this quote.

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"There was so much else to include, and one must be firm in cutting out details." This says that the story holds an overwhelming amount of emotional details, concluding that the writer must challenge themselves in order to write an accurate based story. The tone in this sentence is mostly positive and shows the author's passion towards the story.

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"the story of the man who killed the messenger and hanged himself would make interesting reading."

This quote shows that the European's would use these situations to show justification for their actions in Africa.

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"The story of this man who had killed a messenger would make interesting reading." This shows that the author thought that the story is worth writing about. It also shows the high interest the author had towards the story.

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"firm in cutting out details."

This shows that some details are left out but you have to be accurate when cutting out the details. If you have to cut out details maybe the story should not be told and of what was hidden he could include in his book to show the real story. If details are left out it eventually changes the whole story and it can lead to someone believing something totally different than what the truth was.

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"One could almost write a whole chapter on him. Perhaps not a whole chapter but a reasonable paragraph, at any rate."

It is ironic that Achebe made the District Commissioner say that Okonkwo's story could only make up a paragraph when the whole book is about him.

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The last sentence shows the author's critical tone on some of the European's standpoint. The title of the District Commisioner's book emphasizes the idea that most of the Westerners coming into Africa did not understand their culture (in this case, the Ibo culture), and as a result, automatically assume it is primitive. Because the beginning of the book gave the readers a broad picture of the African society that was developed, it shows the ignorance of the District Commissioner, adding to the critical tone of Achebe.

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The use of the word, "Primitive", shows that whites still viewed the Africans as inferior and less civilized. This is ironic, because throughout the book, Achebe shows that the Africans did have a lively civilization and culture, despite the differences from the Europeans and Americans.

"In the many years in which he had toiled to bring civilization to different parts of Africa and he had learned a number of thing"- this shows that the Europeans thought that it was their duty to bring civilization to Africa and that it was 'hard work' for them. Although he learned a lot, he couldn't understand that the Africans already had a civilization of their own. Achebe's tone stresses this point at the end of the novel to teach others to learn and understand before they judge.

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"One could almost write a whole chapter on him"

Achebe's tone makes the district commissioner seem like he believes Okonkwo's life doesn't really matter. It can simply be a chapter in a book, and maybe not even a chapter. It is sad to think that someone's whole life story can be wrapped up in just a few sentences.

"One must be firm in cutting out details"

The district commissioner thinks that he has the right to be able to pick and choose what is to be shared about Okonkwo's life. Although he does point out there there is so much else to include, the tone of the paragraph gives the impression that the district commissioner will not portray Okonkwo well. I think the the DC will only portray Okonkwo in a negative way, not including his backstory.

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"..he would stress that point."

The District Commissioner wants to tell his readers how to act around Africans in his book. Achebe probable doesn't approve of this because instead of telling about the entire culture, He wants to concentrate on simply how to act around them.

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"Every day brought him some new material"

His tone is that every day brings something new and the word "new" is important and significant as it shows how this man is "new" to this type of culture. The tone is that the commissioner has very much to learn about the African culture and Achebe is judging the commissioner that he is going to write this book, when he knows so little about their African culture.

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"As he walked back to the court he thought about that book"

Achebe is calling him out (the dc) in a critical way that the district commissioner really doesn't understand the point and importance of Okonkwo's death. A very one-sided view