Things Falls Apart- Response to "An Image of Africa"

In the article, "An Image of Africa," by Achebe, he discusses his opinions about the novel, The Heart of Darkness and uses the literary term "foil" to depict the relationship between Europe and Africa.

A leading Conrad scholar labels The Heart of Darkness it "among the half-dozen greatest short novellas in the English language." This is because it displays the ignorance Europeans feel for African culture. Europeans at the time, and even somewhat to this day, seem obligated to improve the lives of people in these third-world countries; however, this obligation usually doesn't correlate with kindness. Ideas and opinions are forced, threatened to be acknowledged.

Having read The Heart of Darkness over the summer, it is useful to gain more insight of this complex text. At the root, it hopes to portray the underlying nature of humans how they interact. Since I read this article before the assigned reading, I would predict that there are many comparisons between The Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart.