The most meaningful take is the fact that Achebe expressed how many societies, more than he imagined, his book impacted. He share that a school from Korea wrote letters to him about how they were able to connect with the book because Korea was colonized by Japan. The discussion about this specific topic began by talking about how not only was his book able to give a voice to the unheard, but was also able to empower societies all around the world. Another side of the discussion was the fact that it was the first actual piece of African literature that expressed the voices of the Africans and so it was able to not start well known African literatures, but allow many of them to become well known. A question that was asked in the discussion was about if the bad portrayal of African Americans impeded on their progress. As a general consensus, we all agreed that being put in a bad light may not completely worsen a countrys progress, but it certainly does not help it. This discussion not only allowed me to understand Achebe's point of view clearer, but also helped me put the entire novel into context.
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