The store is considered a satire because it presents the rural American society and shows what their values are. For example, it shows the alcoholic people who sit in front of the local shops and drink and talk about politics and he exclaims that these men are wise and their stories are wisdom but they aren't. It satirizes the behavior of the people and the society.<span />
Ezeudu's statement, " The boy calls you father" . Do not bear a hand in his death, " reveals the feeling of empathy and compassion for each other. Furthermore, it also talks about the respect the local community had for the church and its representatives.
<u>Explanation</u>
- The above lines have been taken from the novel named Things fall apart written by Nigerian author named Chinua Achebe. The story is bout the life in Nigeria before colonialism during the late nineteenth century.
- Things fall apart was originally published in 1958 and it talks bout the life local African population post-arrival of Europeans in Nigeria. The story mostly revolves around the life of a local Nigerian named Okonkwo who was also a wrestling champion of his locality. Okonkwo belonged to the local community named Igbo.
- The theme of the story is concerning the impact of the arrival of Europeans and Christian missionaries on the lives of the Igbo community. The entire story is divided into three parts such where the lives, tradition and social customers of the Igbo community have been discussed at Length and breadth.
I would say he would say for example that when the cables are connected to the live battery don't touch the other two cables or they will spark, and it is advisable to connect the cables to the dead battery first then to the live battery and also ensure that the same cable goes to positive and the other cable goes to the negative posts on the batteries and the positive post is the fatter one.