and reduce him to an almost non-human form so that power and control can be concentrated more effectively. This formula had long-term effects as well as short-term effects, however the long-term effect likely persists to this day, particularly in America. Naipaul, VS coined the term "imitate men" in reference to the East. If the other indulged in mimicry, was it essentially that the shortcomings of his own culture were the only reason why he was not attracted to him? Although their language was rich and their customs colorful, it was precisely the notion of growth and advancement epitomized in Achebe's "Things Fall Apart", Chinua, in which the Igbo people towards the end of the novel disbanded their Igbo culture and embraced the Christianity with them. the development of schools to have a better future for themselves. This is where the author presents the division of the self with the self. The vast majority of Igbo brethren are filled with fear and anxiety with their hopes pinned on development and progress, therefore embracing change in a mixture of pessimism and optimism. However they are realistic in their lack of goals and progress for future generations. The idea of rejecting an Igbo culture practiced for thousands of years is catastrophic for a character like Okonkwo as being one of the oldest members of the tribe, he sees this as a simple betrayal while his fellow tribesmen strive to overcome a materialistic attitude with how the white man is presented in the novella. It is this evolution in societies like the Igbo one, where the self desires to change the other, whereby the other transforms into the self, which then has a multiplier effect that makes the black man as white as the white man and less... .. half of the paper ......desired output. An employee's productivity and efficiency would gradually decline, meaning the employer and its customers would be at a loss. If we put this analogy in the context of the master-slave relationship, the master at that time did not provide the other with sufficient and/or decent incentives to strive for. If the self had included a code of work conduct and employer ethics in today's scenario, perhaps we could come to an exciting conclusion that ultimately it is the self that is at a great loss and not the other in this specific aspect. Considering the pathetic working and living conditions of the slaves on the plantations, in the cotton and sugar fields, coupled with the fact that the whip was the only reward for the slave, it is not at all surprising that the "savagery" of the slaves ultimately comes out when they became violent against plantation owners!
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