Attacks on Language

Attacks on Language:

African writers writing in English don't mean that they are following the European model. Language is not the property or possession of any group country or continent. Language is common property as well as mythicized. The  English language is not the property of the British or America. It doesn't belong to anyone. African writers are writing in English to make themselves heard. If they write in the African language nobody will come to know about them. They have a problem with communication. African writers writing in English wanted to win the attention of the world. Language is the common heritage of all people.

Towards the end of the essay, he criticizes the native writers. All the time European writers cannot be slammed deplorable. He says that even native writers have not done anything to uplift the condition of African literature. They are not responsible for their own people. He embodies the idea and says that only through earnestness or "Eagerenough" is most important to uplift the condition of African literature. Only then African literature will get the prestigious status otherwise it will be dominated. For the domination of Europeans Achebe calls it' seduction'. The native poets and critics are equally responsible for this seduction because they never attempt to break this barricade of this European canon rather they enjoy being in the appendage of it.