Question

Chinua Achebe believes that "[l]iterature, whether handed down by word of mouth or in print, gives us a second handle on reality." Using the story "Civil Peace" as evidence, defend or refute (argue against) Achebe's opinion.

Answer 1

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I cannot fully help you since one, I haven't read "Civil Piece", and two, i is asking your opinion, not mine. But let me at least tell you what you should do.

First I think you should look into the quote more...fully understand what it means, if you don't know what it means. I think you should either decide on whether you defend or refute. If you defend, you look for statements in the writing that prove that literature "gives us a second handle on reality", and if you refute then you find statements that show that literature does NOT give us a second handle in reality. Once you are done looking for evidence in the "Civil Piece", you can look for evidence in the internet and prove what you think more.