These changes, among others, break apart the society. The church causes villagers to question their gods, and many convert to Christianity. When people begin to convert, the society becomes fragmented. Onkonkwo even loses his own son’s loyalty when Nwoye, his son, joins the church. Accepting the outcasts, or osu, has the same effect on the village. The social class system is broken, and the established order starts to lose meaning. One of the men who converted and joined the church commites the crime of unmasking an egwugwu. The unmasking symbolized the death of a spirit, and was the worst offense anyone could commit. A similar effect happened when a sacred python was killed by a church member. “Things fall apart” (Yeats 3) is an accurate way to describe what the church is causing in the tribe. As the church gains more influence and followers, the tribe’s way of life begins to break apart. “The center
These changes, among others, break apart the society. The church causes villagers to question their gods, and many convert to Christianity. When people begin to convert, the society becomes fragmented. Onkonkwo even loses his own son’s loyalty when Nwoye, his son, joins the church. Accepting the outcasts, or osu, has the same effect on the village. The social class system is broken, and the established order starts to lose meaning. One of the men who converted and joined the church commites the crime of unmasking an egwugwu. The unmasking symbolized the death of a spirit, and was the worst offense anyone could commit. A similar effect happened when a sacred python was killed by a church member. “Things fall apart” (Yeats 3) is an accurate way to describe what the church is causing in the tribe. As the church gains more influence and followers, the tribe’s way of life begins to break apart. “The center