Author
Chinua Achebe
Hook
Imagery - descriptive writing
Setting (Place)
- Nigeria- Ndume Central School
Setting (Time)
January 1949
Setting (Circumstance)
modernism was increases
Atmosphere
- Tense- Strained
Inciting Incident
Michael Obi becomes a modern headmaster at a old-fashioned school/village
Rising Action 1
Mr. Obi sees an old woman from the village walking through the school compound
Rising Action 2
Mr. Obi talks to a school teacher about the path and his plans to shut it down
Rising Action 3
The village priest confronts Obi and tries to convince him to keep the pathway (he refuses)
Climax
Due to his refusal, a women dies (seen as a sign) and the villagers trash the school
Denouement
The inspector writes a bad review on Michael Obi
Characters (Michael Obi)
Round and Dynamic
Characters (Nancy Obi)
Flat and Static
Characters (Village Priest)
Round and Dynamic
Point of View
Third Person Semi-Omniscient
Irony
Michael Obi wanted to destroy the path (the thing sacred to the villagers) so the villagers destroyed what was sacred to him (the school)
Symbols
The path symbolizes the villagers religious beliefs
Theme
To be open minded and learn how to compromise (even if its not completely to your own liking)
