Thursday, January 12, 2012

What Happens Next?

Author's note:  This piece is a prediction on what is going to happen next in the Dead Man's Path.

Have you ever made a change and then later you regret it?  In the story Dead Man's Path by Chinua Achebe, Michael Obi the main character did this. Mr. Obi was just promoted to be the headmaster in the school he was teaching at.  Since he was in charge he wanted to change the school to be more modern.  This meant he was going to remove and shut down the path that connects the cemetery and the school.   Which he though was disrupting his school.  This did not sit well with the villagers. 

Mr. Obi was an incredibly remarkable guy with lots of ideas.  Obi was married and was dedicated to his school.  Since he was married and most of his calices were not married and did not have kids he thought they would do anything for the school.  Also Mr. Obi was a bold, cocky, pushed for greatness, and rude to the village.   

From what I know so far I think that if this story would to be continued it would eventually end with Obi fired.  Mr. Obi would be so ashamed in what he did and open the path back up.  If he did not want to do this we would be forced to by the villagers.  Once Mr. Obi opened the path back up the spirits and the villagers would still not be satisfied with that, even his wife turned against him.  The villages will most likely try to stone him because of his horrible actions over trying to make the school a better place.   

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