Writing Response #3 Continuing in the voice of Obierika, respond to the District Commissioner's interpretation of the

burning of the church. Use the internal logic of the Ibo to explain the role of the egwugwu and their

reasons for burning down the church.

"During my time among the Ibo, I witnessed one of the greatest acts of blasphemy I have ever had the

misfortune to see. A band of savages, one with smoke literally pouring from his head, set fire to our

church and burned it to the ground." ("excerpt" from The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger)