Cultural Clashing In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Can you imagine what life would be like if a large group of foreigners moved to your area and tried to change the traditions you have been practicing for years into their own traditions? Anytime two groups of people have their own views and beliefs, they cannot coexist in one area peacefully. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the Igbo tribe is going through several issues due to cultural clashing. During all of this cultural clashing, Okonkwo, a clan leader who has earned a high status in his clan, is struggling to stick to tribal traditions. In the novel, Achebe portrays this one-sided cultural clash through several different examples. One example of this cultural crashing would be the Europeans putting an end to the sound of the Umuofian drums. Another instance of this cultural clashing would be the European missionaries’ methods of introducing Christianity. Lastly, the eradication of other traditions such as family ties that were viewed at one point as critical to survival would be another example of Achebe portraying this one-sided cultural clashing. One example of the two cultures clashing in the novel would be the Europeans putting an end to the sound of the Umuofian drums. These tribal drums, a sign of …show more content…
In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the Igbo tribe is dealing with cultural clashing in their native land due to Europeans bringing their own ideas and traditions and forcing the natives to adapt to their ways. The Europeans do this in several different ways. Achebe portrays a one-sided cultural clash through the Europeans putting an end to the sound of the Umuofian drums, missionaries’ methods of converting tribesmen to Christianity, and the eradication of other traditions such as family ties that were viewed at one point as critical to