Post by Opara Isdore (@Isdore)

Obierika views the arrival of the white missionaries with deep worry, sadness, and critical insight. He sees that their religion and government are breaking the clan’s unity, and he famously explains that the white man “has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart,” showing that he understands both their cleverness and the destructive impact they have on Igbo society.

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