Tierra Encantada Charter School discussion

Kola is a stimulant, comparable to very strong tea or coffee, which is served on most social occasions in this culture. It is also one ingredient after which Coca Cola is named. Note how the ritual for sharing kola is described without being explained. Why do you think Achebe does this?

This is explained like that because it's assumed that they are aware of the ritual and to be sure people knew how it worked

I think he dose it to gain respect.

He does this because this book was meant for people who would already know what te ritual was.

Tristan wrote: "This is explained like that because it's assumed that they are aware of the ritual and to be sure people knew how it worked"

Achebe writes it this way , thinking that you the reader already know what this is. This is shown when he writes things like "ozo" in his native language. The definition of "ozo" is " the name of one of the titles or ranks'. without knowing that there is a " A Glossary of Ibo words and phrases" in the back of the book then you could only use text clues to determine the definition. In many cases you can't like when Achebe writes about the "ewkwa", this means a musical instrument; a type of drum made of wood.". In the text you can figure out what it is, but you can not know what material its made from. I think that this could be a literary device that makes you more interested in the book. By making you want to continue to read so you can figure it out theses terms.

Achebe describes the Kola ritual this way because this is part of their culture not ours. The fact that he omits an explanation simply highlights this.

I think he doesn't really describe this because it already seemed like nature to them, everyone was familiar with the kola and knew what was happening so he didnt have to describe it so much like an overview because it wasnt an unfamiliar tradition

I think he wrote it this way because maybe he thought the reader new about it.

I think that Achebe wrote it like becuase since he was already familiar with kola, he thought all the readers would already know what it was.

I think Chiuna Wrote this book this way to keep the reader going and wanting to finish the book.

In my thoughts I say that he wrote it this way so the reader can get a better idea of the culture or what it is.

Well I think that Chiuna wrote this book to inform the readers of this type of culture. Also to say that Africa dose have a history even tho many people in the past have dissed it in many ways. So, this is how he tried to tell some of the history of Africa.

I think that Achebe writes it this way because the people he thought would be reading this book would already have a clear perspective on what the rituals are. Achebe writes the book in such a way that he thinks that all the readers would have a somewhat clear knowledge of the customs of Umuofia.

i agree with molly that he intended for the reader to already no the rituals and not to need a explanation.

I think he wrote it like this because maybe he already assumed the reader would have at least some knowledge on African traditions and rituals.

I think he does this because it may be secrete that the Kola nut remains untouched and unexplained and by doing this it preserves the goodness of it.

I think its showed a lot of detail like to show off somthing their tribe jas that others dont

I think he does this because it is a ritual of the people. Many cultures do things different from each other it is natural. Also sometimes it can’t be explained it’s just something that the people have done as far as can be known. Why they do it no one really knows.

I think that Achebe writes about the Kola ritual without explaining it because the reasons why the ritual exists are not as important as the fact that they have a ritual like this in the first place. Also, the people may not know why the ritual exists.

I agree with Kriss, but I also think Achebe did it this way so the readers could formulate their own opinion about how the ritual worked. It isn't interesting if the author explains everything.

I think Achebe does this so we can get our own view of what Kola is. Also so we can compare it to things in our own culture.