Along with the yam and the raffia tree with a python, drums and wrestling matches are important to the Ibo culture. The beating of the drums signifies the start of a wrestling match and the energy of the crowds. “Their sound was no longer a separate thing from the living village. It was like the pulsation of its heart” (Achebe 43). This tells you that the beating no longer seems to just be music. Instead, it becomes a part of them. In the Ibo villages, wrestling matches are very important because they prove one’s strength. When a man wins a match, they are seen as superior. In the novel, Achebe states that, “Okafo was swept off his feet by supporters and carried home shoulder high” (Achebe 50). When Okafo won his match against Ikezue, all the
