In the novel Things Fall Apart the genders do mean an abundance of things. The males are treated like gods, being worshipped, and obeyed. The males take charge and treat the females like property. But for children the gender idea flips sides with the females being treated better than the male children. In the novel Things Fall Apart the main character Okonkwo beats his son Nwoye because Okonkwo believes Nwoye will become lazy and does not want Nwoye to become like Okonkwo’s father Unoka. “Okonkwo’s fear was greater than these. It was not extrernal but lay deep within himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father.” Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. On the other hand he shows tenderness and love to his daughter Ezinma. “Okonkwo
