Prejudices influence the audience in Chinua Achebe and the writings of Ridley ScottChinua Achebe and Ridley Scott reflect different cultural eras and use prejudices to influence the audience to their side . Chinua Achebe uses a prejudice against the Ibo culture that is lost in history and that we have never considered important by using biographical and historical stylistic devices. Ridley Scott shows prejudice towards American soldiers by using historical stylistic devices while leaving out how Somalis felt during this time. Authors and directors have a great influence on people's lives. What they show and tell us can influence us to appreciate the characters they play in their work. This can change the way we think about certain people, cultures and races. They can make a bad guy in the story look good and make a good guy look bad just by telling certain things about them. The Ibo tribes are interesting and have had a good history other than being conquered by the English. The Ibo people were very religious and believed in many gods. They also believed in something called chi. “At most one could say that his personal chi or god was good.”(29). The Ibo believe that your chi is like your spirit and can determine whether you have had good or bad luck. Some people may see chi as luck or karma. The Ibos also thought highly of masculinity. Men fought among themselves for respect within the tribe and males were considered superior to females as they were stronger and more resilient. Males in tribes may also take more than one wife. This is known as bigamy. “There is no civil ordinance law against anyone who takes more than one wife (bigamy) as long as the person can support them.” This was scorned once Christianity entered their culture by British missionaries. The Ibos have good hospitality and good manners. When visitors arrive, they offer them a kola nut to eat and palm wine to drink. An overall view of these people would say that they are good-natured people. They had their own language, religion, and ideas about how things worked in life. Chinua Achebe had a relationship with these people in that he was raised according to some Ibo traditions. His upbringing was multicultural.