‘Viewing the Western predicament from a non-western viewpoint’ Achebe, discuss?

‘Viewing the Western predicament from a non-western viewpoint’ Achebe, discuss?


This essay will argue that the phrase ‘viewing the Western predicament from the non-western viewpoint’ has become central to Post-Colonial critique. In addition, it will outline the significance of the phrase within Achebe’s Things fall Apart (1958), showing that in avoiding the Eurocentric writers such as Ahebe must still evaluate the importance of Colonialism in their Post-Colonial countries.

Albert Chinualumogu Achebe is a Nigerian who writes about the Nigerian experience. However, he was educated in London University and has spent his time in exile from the military Nigerian government teaching throughout America. He has consequently been able to see both the West and Nigeria after Empire. Moreover, Achebe has been positioned so that he is able to research some of the deep impacts of colonialism on both the periphery and the centre. In his own word he describes this experience as being...