What does Achebe’s use of the phrase "laying a claim” suggest about his perception of Conrad? It reveals that he is using the phrase ironically to describe an unlikely relationship.
It shows that he thinks that Conrad is uncomfortable with the idea of African power.
It shows that he is trying to suggest a more profound, long-lasting, and spiritual claim than Conrad did in the novella.
It reveals that he is using the phrase in a more positive way to suggest that there are invisible bonds that link black and white people.

the narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.

the central idea is basically saying that juveniles that have committed a crime will not have the same consequences as the   adults that have. they will have a softer punishment than what the adults have that is harsh in some ways.

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