3. Whites often referred to Africa as the “dark continent,” a place of evil. Considering Igbo traditional beliefs and the colonial encounter between Britain and the Igbo, where is the evil in this book? In Things Fall Apart, Achebe (1969) portrays Nigeria at a time when the arrival of the British was intrusive as they insinuated themselves into Nigeria. borders and have exerted overwhelming influence by arguing that Nigerians are ultimately evil and need to be controlled. In essence, it appears that one of Achebe's (1969) goals is to convey to readers what the alternative motivations of the British were when British colonialism occurred. Although the British wished to portray Nigerians as wild and undomesticated, Igbo society was multifaceted with a complex social system of values ​​and traditions. Igbo society was an ancient civilization with a labyrinthine system of government and laws, yet these laws involved barbaric practices. For example, Achebe (1969) presents customs such as Nigerians leaving numerous children, and the unthinkable and barbaric...