Many people believe that Colonization was a very productive and inspiring part of history. In reality, it had a very negative impact on certain cultures. It caused a lot of grief and heartache. Colonization also destroyed the way people lived and how they viewed life. Overall, Colonization caused more damage to cultures than it helped them.
The culture we are taught as children is the basis of our lives. Once we are old enough, it is our duty to pass that culture onto the next generation.
”Culture is truly a window through which we could see people and vice versa. It 's also part of who we are and it deserves to be passed on from one generation to another. We cannot afford to drop the ball; it 's our individual responsibility to ensure that our culture lives on”(Passing Down Our Culture).
This quote explains how important our culture is and how we cannot afford to lose our beliefs. Culture allows us to view life in a certain way, and when that is taken away, we do not know how to function properly. That is exactly what the Europeans did to the Igbo people. They came into their land and eventually destroyed their way of life. …show more content…
The novel Things Fall Apart, represents exactly how missionaries treated the Igbo people when they came into their compounds and forced their religion upon them. This is shown when Obierika tells the White Commissioner “That man was one of the greatest men in Umuofia. You drove him to kill himself; and now he will be burned like a dog…” (Achebe 208). Colonization destroys the souls of the Igbo culture because their soul is their religious beliefs. Obierika says “...burned like a dog”(Achebe 208), because he knows that their souls will not survive. He knew that nobody would be the same after the Europeans
The culture we are taught as children is the basis of our lives. Once we are old enough, it is our duty to pass that culture onto the next generation.
”Culture is truly a window through which we could see people and vice versa. It 's also part of who we are and it deserves to be passed on from one generation to another. We cannot afford to drop the ball; it 's our individual responsibility to ensure that our culture lives on”(Passing Down Our Culture).
This quote explains how important our culture is and how we cannot afford to lose our beliefs. Culture allows us to view life in a certain way, and when that is taken away, we do not know how to function properly. That is exactly what the Europeans did to the Igbo people. They came into their land and eventually destroyed their way of life. …show more content…
The novel Things Fall Apart, represents exactly how missionaries treated the Igbo people when they came into their compounds and forced their religion upon them. This is shown when Obierika tells the White Commissioner “That man was one of the greatest men in Umuofia. You drove him to kill himself; and now he will be burned like a dog…” (Achebe 208). Colonization destroys the souls of the Igbo culture because their soul is their religious beliefs. Obierika says “...burned like a dog”(Achebe 208), because he knows that their souls will not survive. He knew that nobody would be the same after the Europeans