How Does Nelson Mandela Change

Nelson Mandela and Okonkwo deal with change in different ways. Nelson Mandela is the one who is making the change in South Africa. This is shown in his book Long Walk to Freedom. Okonkwo is the one who is trying to stop change in his village of Umuofia. Okonkwo’s struggles are mentioned in Things Fall Apart. Mandela’s passion for change is what drives him to keep pushing. Okonkwo can’t help from trying to stop the change that is coming. Okonkwo and Mandela have very interesting lives. Nelson Mandela was born in a small village in South Africa during the Apartheid era. At the age of five his father had died and Nelson moved in with a black man who holds high office. Nelson received education and went to college where he was kicked out because of not joining a committee. Mandela then started a law firm with a good friend. This was the first black law office in South Africa. Mandela had an up and down childhood but without it being like that he would not of been the man he was. …show more content…
When the missionaries started to come to Nigeria, Okonkwo’s carma started to catch up with him. This carma was caused by many things including the brutal murder of Ike. Also how he neglects his children and doesn’t show love for them. First was when Okonkwo shot a gun in the air and it exploded, killing a person in the clan. Because of this Okonkwo was banished for seven years from the clan. Okonkwo was forced to leave his land and flee to his motherland. When Okonkwo arrived back at his village after seven years he found it very different. The church had gained power and was starting to take hold in the clan. Okonkwo got so enraged that he killed a messenger from the church. In fear that the world is changing and he wasn’t ready for it, he hung himself and died in shame. Okonkwo deals with change in a very negative way first by killing someone then by hanging