The language, structure and themes of the passage. What is significant about the choices Achebe makes relating to dialogue, metaphors, repetition, etc. What themes do you note in the passage and how do they relate to course content?
References—direct or implicit—to contemporary political, social, historical and cultural contexts. What can we learn about colonial Nigeria from the passage? What about Igbo culture? What do we learn about Okonkwo’s way of life from the book? How does this relate to the time period in which Achebe was writing the book?