Analysis of the protagonist's character flaw or error in judgment that causes his downfall in the story "Dead men's path" written by Chinua Achebe.

Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian novelist and poet, whose works explore the impact of European culture on African society. He was the first to truly develop an African style of writing. Before him, the books written on Africa were stereotypical reflections of a European view. One of his works is "Dead men's path" which is about a headmaster of Ndume Central School. The school is stationed in the village of Ani, a village full of …

…way of living by convincing them that their superstitions were stupid, and his way is the correct one. His selfishness, arrogance, and close-mindedness are also the factors that cause his downfall in this story. The villagers did not respond like the headmaster had hoped; instead they left his life in ruins. Soon after a village woman died during childbirth and the village made great sacrifices to appease their gods, then they destroyed the school yard.