In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, a story about the culture on the verge of change as the Europeans came and took away the beliefs of the Igbos. Achebe describes the different reactions of the villagers as some were excited for the new opportunities the missionaries brought and the others that feared the loss of social status and traditions. The European influence threatens to eliminate the traditions that were crucial to life. The story deals with the character Okonkwo and how the change of reality affects him. It also discusses the rebellion that he leads until his fall in the end of the novel. Achebe uses the change of characters, traditions and cultural society to show the impact of the european influence.
Achebe was the fifth of the 6 children that Isaiah Okafor Achebe and Janet Achebe had. He was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. Achebe was brought up in christianity and was encouraged to learn English by his father. His mother however exposed him to indigenous Igbo culture by telling him African stories. His parents believed in completely different things for him. His father …show more content…
This is believed in many places throughout the world but practiced like it is in Achebe’s novel Things fall apart. Men are viewed to be superior to women. They are stronger and more useful in the village. They are the ones to do the hunting and farming while the women do the cooking and cleaning. Men could also have multiple wives but women couldn’t have more than one husband. The women would also be scared of their husband when living with them. “Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper.” (2.12) It was also offensive to call a man Agabala because it represented women as they were viewed weaker than men. (Achebe) Okonkwo also wanted his daughter who showed little signs of masculinity to have been born a
Achebe was the fifth of the 6 children that Isaiah Okafor Achebe and Janet Achebe had. He was born on November 16, 1930 in Ogidi, Nigeria. Achebe was brought up in christianity and was encouraged to learn English by his father. His mother however exposed him to indigenous Igbo culture by telling him African stories. His parents believed in completely different things for him. His father …show more content…
This is believed in many places throughout the world but practiced like it is in Achebe’s novel Things fall apart. Men are viewed to be superior to women. They are stronger and more useful in the village. They are the ones to do the hunting and farming while the women do the cooking and cleaning. Men could also have multiple wives but women couldn’t have more than one husband. The women would also be scared of their husband when living with them. “Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper.” (2.12) It was also offensive to call a man Agabala because it represented women as they were viewed weaker than men. (Achebe) Okonkwo also wanted his daughter who showed little signs of masculinity to have been born a