Bruce Wayne, also known as Batman, is a character that sticks to his own ways, one of these ways consists of using mental strength rather than physical strength. Batman, is not often seen as changing his way, and if so, it requires the majority of the Justice League to get him to even think about a different plan of attack. In a way, Batman is similar to Achebe’s protagonist, Okonkwo, in Things Fall Apart. Like Batman, Okonkwo is a stubborn human being; he believes he is always right, and any other way of thought is incorrect. Okonkwo believes that power is created by status, and status is created by overpowering brute strength. Batman has the Joker as a foil for everything he believes is; Batman thrives for justice while Joker craves chaos.
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He was seen as a horrible person who attacked without anyone expecting it. The commissioner can be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder; he is manipulative, knows his way with words, and does not have many regards for other people. The last example of his antisocial personality disorder is the fact that he was willing to use Okonkwo’s death as information for his ethnographic studies. The fact that he believed that he was doing anthropological work is what really explains on the evils of colonialism during the time. Achebe wanted to show that although the US and Great Britain benefited from colonialism, it only skewed and ruined African culture. Achebe wanted to show that works such as Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was entirely incorrect and possibly could have been written through something like this. Understanding that the District Commissioner is not a healthy man is key for readers to know the wrongs that people are able to …show more content…
The book starts off with a secure lifestyle for Okonkwo but soon, within a period of 7-8 years, things truly do fall apart. Okonkwo did not understand his roots at a proper time, and all hell breaks loose. Through interaction with characters like Mr. Brown, Mr. Smith, and the Direct Commissioner, readers are able to understand more about the dark secrets that stories like Heart of Darkness tried to hide. Achebe tries to express the similarities and differences between Okonkwo and these characters. The biggest finding in this book is that although these characters are different, culturally; any person can be relatable to others. A little bit of Okonkwo can be seen in people like Mr. Smith and the Direct Commissioner, while people like Mr. Brown are able to connect with other people, such as those in the lower clans of Ibo. With these comparisons given by Achebe, one can learn more about the human nature and allow evolution within societies. To connect Achebe’s work with current events could provide insight on what to do and what not to do in the modern society and economic
He was seen as a horrible person who attacked without anyone expecting it. The commissioner can be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder; he is manipulative, knows his way with words, and does not have many regards for other people. The last example of his antisocial personality disorder is the fact that he was willing to use Okonkwo’s death as information for his ethnographic studies. The fact that he believed that he was doing anthropological work is what really explains on the evils of colonialism during the time. Achebe wanted to show that although the US and Great Britain benefited from colonialism, it only skewed and ruined African culture. Achebe wanted to show that works such as Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was entirely incorrect and possibly could have been written through something like this. Understanding that the District Commissioner is not a healthy man is key for readers to know the wrongs that people are able to …show more content…
The book starts off with a secure lifestyle for Okonkwo but soon, within a period of 7-8 years, things truly do fall apart. Okonkwo did not understand his roots at a proper time, and all hell breaks loose. Through interaction with characters like Mr. Brown, Mr. Smith, and the Direct Commissioner, readers are able to understand more about the dark secrets that stories like Heart of Darkness tried to hide. Achebe tries to express the similarities and differences between Okonkwo and these characters. The biggest finding in this book is that although these characters are different, culturally; any person can be relatable to others. A little bit of Okonkwo can be seen in people like Mr. Smith and the Direct Commissioner, while people like Mr. Brown are able to connect with other people, such as those in the lower clans of Ibo. With these comparisons given by Achebe, one can learn more about the human nature and allow evolution within societies. To connect Achebe’s work with current events could provide insight on what to do and what not to do in the modern society and economic