Dead Men's Path is a short story published in 1953, and written by the Nigerian Chinua Achebe.
Michael Obi's character is an educator who lives in a village in Nigeria and is in charge of changing the educational unprogressive practices of the school. He works together with the priest in town as both want to improve the living conditions.
One of the main aspects he wished to do was the abolition the superstitions which drove many of the events in the village, and to convert beliefs into statements supported by reason and science. Obi represents the contemporary culture, he is young and enthusiastic,he believes in progress and seeks a fair purpouse. But he finds at this point the opposition of the priest and the villagers. Everybody blindly believed in their traditional superstitious myths, rather than in the completely new ways of life preached by a stranger.
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Assignment
Mythology Project
Submit the final draft of your short research project about mythology. Your project should be a multimedia presentation that presents information about a culture from which a myth originated. Describe any connections between the culture and the myth. Your project should contain 500–750 words and at least two pieces of media.
Make sure you have:
Used text and media in your multimedia presentation.
Cited at least three sources.
Written relevant information about a culture from which a myth originated
Written about connections between the culture and the myth.
Included relevant characteristics of the culture.
Used a formal style and an objective tone.
Used effective formatting and organization of ideas.
Revised the rough draft using the writing checklist.
Checked for and corrected grammar, usage, or mechanics errors.
Submitted the writing checklist with your assignment.
Review the rubric so you understand how this assignment will be graded.
Odysseus had to rescue his men from the lotus-eaters because his men had lost all will of continuing on their journey home. When he sent some men to explore the island, they met the lotus-eaters, which introduced them to the lotus plant. The lotus plant made them forget all about their journey and their families. Odysseus had to drag them onboard, ignoring their wailing cries to be left alone, in order to continue on their journey.
