Thanks to the wonders of modern technology (AKA internet), we have been able to take a closer look of how the parts of Umuofia actually look like in this literary world site:
http://www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/umuofia/
It presented images on an ordered, very structured manner that demands the use of a map to get to fixed locations. It uses hyperlinks to travel from one part of Umuofia to the other one, which seems kind of concrete and reduces the experience a little bit. It is interesting how it gives individual descriptions of everything you can find in the zone you are located in, such as, Kola Nuts or a particular character.
I decided to take a route from the Village Square to visit the town of Mbanta, which is very important in the Second Part, it is amazing how the site even reproduces typical music of the area. This detail (which I didn't notice the first time I explored the village) is a really effective mood settler.
The pictures, even if they are in black and white, give us an overview of how the things I imagined in the book looked like. The journey to Mbanta was planned through the use of the map, because almost every place you need to go through has deviations to other areas.
I adored the music, as I have mentioned before, especially the one in the cave area. Where objects, such as a mask, could be appreciated. Summing up, the experience was pretty interesting, and more importantly, positive to our learning experience.
Although interesting about your virtual experience, your post doesn't tell us much about your impressions of Umuofia - perhaps you could fill in further information? It would be interesting to find out your impression of your journey to Mbanta.
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