... society. Chinua Achebe, an African novelist, poet, critic and political activist with a strong opinion about the influence of English throughout Africa and linguistic imperialism. He is the man that wrote Things Fall Apart, the novel that is being taught at schools all over the world and the man that is called father of African literature. Question How do you feel about English as ... order to distinguish ourselves from everyone else. If the entire African population abandoned their own native language and chose to speak English to one another, all those unique cultures would fall apart...

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• Grade Level: High School