Introduction The readings under analysis are Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin. Both stories are devoted to the theme of black people sufferings through the cultural and social misunderstandings and conflicts. The authors managed to illustrate cruel struggles both personal and intercultural reflecting hurts and sufferings of the society. Things Fall Apart and World of Ideas by Chinua Achebe Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe is focused on the intercultural problem of African society. The author analyzed and highlighted gradual disappearing of a culture. This novel is an address of the writer to the cultural society; to people suffering cultural changes and facing intercultural conflicts. The basic theme of the novel is Ibo culture which is to be changed because of the pressure on the part of the external forces. The main idea of the story is to show the process of cultural degradation made by people of different race. The idea of Things Fall Apart is global and thought provoking. The author raised the problem of racial discrimination and minority. Not in vain the structure of the novel covers gradual description of the Ibo customs and traditions before the white colonizers’ arrival. It means that the author strived to underline the significance of his favorite cultural form. The introduction of the protagonist of the story Okonkwo is the link to the main problems of the text. The first point to analyze is the social status within the culture described. Okonkwo is a representative of a hard working social community where work is always rewarded. “If a child washed his hands he could eat with kings” (Achebe, 293) Nevertheless the author managed to show how high social status can change a person and his view on the society he lives in. The position in the society which is appreciated may lead to the mental change of a man which was proved by the author on the example of the protagonist. The second point which deserves analysis in the story is devoted to religious and political aspect of the culture. Here the book can be compared with one more author’s work World of Ideas . It is a video recording where the writer raised the problem of intercultural interaction. The theme is similar to the book under analysis. The author wanted to show how Africa views American culture. He tried to underline the fact that colonial regimes never promoted and supported democracy. Such policy resulted in many modern problems faced by contemporary Africa. (Timberg, 2008) Both the book and the video highlight problematic side of the cultural aspect. Achebe tries to stress the fact how other big developing cultures can influence small ones. He underlined the effects of this impact both on the population Africa in World of Ideas and the inhabitants of Ibo in Things Fall Apart. The story Things Fall Apart highlights some episodes of killings and cruelty which is above understanding for the inhabitants of the village. The problem of racial discrimination and intercultural conflict is sharply presented in the center of the story. Things Fall Apart discloses the change of the whole culture which was not global but had the right for existence. It is important to note that the arrival of the white nation brings vivid transformation of the whole community. The author show