American Imperialism In Things Fall Apart

Sanaya Roman is a well known author of six Orin books, as well as a spiritual growth coach who believes in teaching her students Sanaya Roman wrote in one of her books on how to grow spiritually that, "There is no one 'right' way to grow... See what is beautiful in every person's path, in every religion, and in every belief system. Honor other people's paths even if they are different from yours" (Roman). In Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart, "honoring other people's paths even if they are different from yours" is an important principle which neither culture has. The negative impact that the Christian missionaries had on the villagers illustrated that lacking this idea is destructive. During the 1880s to 1890s in an African tribe called Umuofia, colonization of Africa by Europeans began to occur. …show more content…
Meanwhile, the Europeans as well as the villagers who had converted to Christianity denied the Umuofian culture and religion. Things Fall Apart is a novel which illustrates the effects of European colonization by taking the reader through the life of a masculine figure Okonkwo, who dreams of being the most powerful in the land. Throughout the novel, the audience comes to understand Okonkwo and the villagers' struggles to overcome oppression and regain the cultural freedom which they once had. In having the European traditions thrust upon him, many of Okonkwo's actions lose validity and it ultimately leads to his