When reading the first two chapters in story you can't help to picture what the scenery is like, where they're taking the "Barbarians" too and what they actually look like? You really don't find out in the early chapters why the Colonel goes after these people and why they are classified as "Barbarians" is it something they did wrong or are they just being taken at random? The real question throughout the first two chapters which was brought up in previous blogs was what classifies or who classifies what a 'Barbarian' is?
You don't really get to read about what a Barbarian is or what classifies the people he kidnaps as a 'Barbarian'. All you really know the people he kidnaps are women, men, older people, and young children. The only characteristics that describes a barbarian is telling the reader the imagery of broken limbs, cuts, and children standing on one leg. Going further and further into the story you begin to think are we ever going to find out who a 'Barbarian' is and what they actually look like? After thinking about all those questions while reading both chapters you then begin to question and analyze the main character, I'm guessing a member of the colonels crew? He is the one and only member of the group that is showing any sympathy for the 'Barbarians'. He cleans them and feeds them and he tries to protect them to some extent of being brutally beaten by anyone. He goes through a great deal of stress in order to try to do what he feels is right. When reading this story you can see how the theories of Achebe can be seen in this story through some extent. He will be impressed with the main character on how his will and strong mindedness to keep control in the place. Also not knowing what this term 'Barbarian' represents besides knowing there gender and physical injuries they posses.
Hopefully by the end of this story we will find out what a 'Barbarian' truly is and what physical qualities they might represent. Right now we are going on basic instincts on what we view them as, I'm sure we all have different opinions on what physical attributes make up a 'Barbarian'.
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