Intertextual Connections

Despite what you may think, you have a lot to bring to the table as far as content knowledge when reading literature. The ability to make intertextual (text-to-text) connections is a key element in analyzing and understanding what you read. The intertextual connections made in this topic between “The White Man’s Burden” and Things Fall Apart show similar points of view: Eurocentric imperialists believe it is their moral obligation to impose their culture on others. Did the Ibo tribe benefit from the British colonization of Nigeria? Although they were given access to education and other modern advances, there is always the lingering question of whether or not they were doing fine just the way they were before the British came along. According to Okonkwo, when the British arrived, life fell apart