The analysis of “Dead men’s path” by Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe was born Albert Chinualumogu Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013. He was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. He was best known for his first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), which is the most widely read book in modern African literature.
Raised by his parents in the Igbo town of Ogidi in south eastern Nigeria, Achebe excelled at school and won a scholarship for undergraduate studies. He became fascinated with world religions and traditional African cultures, and began writing stories as a university student. Achebe's novels focus on the traditions of Igbo society, the effect of Christian influences, and the clash of Western and traditional African values during and after the colonial era. His style relies heavily on the Igbo oral tradition of story telling. “Dead Men's Path” by Chinua Achebe was set in Nigeria in 1949. It is a story about the clash of two sets of values; this story presents the conflict between world-views and value systems.