Chay Nwachukwu
Smith, Period 4
EA#3
12. 6. 15 Collision
In this novel Things Fall Apart, the author Chinua Achebe allows the reader to connect with the main character Okonkwo. We learn about this character and his relationship to the Igbo culture and how it affected his life, and the lives of the people around him. We also experience Okonkwo’s responded to cultural collision. The reader learns that Okonkwo had a very strong negative response to cultural collision, in which ultimately shapes the work as a whole. In this novel Achebe takes the reader through the journey of Okonkwo and his self-identity. In the beginning of this novel Okonkwo’s self-identity was at its peak. He thrived. The syntax of the author somewhat praised Okonkwo. …show more content…
He was a very powerful man, and he had pride in himself and in his culture. His pride and accomplishment essentially derived from his culture. “Age was respected among his people, but achievement was reserved…Okonkwo had clearly washed his hands and so he ate with kings and elders” (Achebe 8). In this quote the author explains to the audience the static of Okonkwo. From this we can infer that he was no less than a great man. Also that the Igbo had their own version of a civilized society. Although Okonkwo was a great man his identity however did deteriorate. “when I saw all you pouring into this meeting from all the corners of , I knew that something was after our life…all our gods are weeping”(Achebe 203) in this quote the author conveys a depressed tone, which creates a mood of despair. Okonkwo’s identity had plummeted. His accomplishments, pride, and greatness was gone. Okonkwo’s depression was so bad it eventually led to his suicide. “They came to the tree in which Okonkwo’s body was dangling…” (207) this quote is reveals just how bad the situation was. We learn from this quote that culture is what holds an individual together. Not only was culture an important factor in Okonkwo’s life, it was the main factor. It held him together. When the British came to colonize Igbo’s they destroyed their culture for many. This was in bearable for Okonkwo. Culture was what allowed Okonkwo to thrive and
Smith, Period 4
EA#3
12. 6. 15 Collision
In this novel Things Fall Apart, the author Chinua Achebe allows the reader to connect with the main character Okonkwo. We learn about this character and his relationship to the Igbo culture and how it affected his life, and the lives of the people around him. We also experience Okonkwo’s responded to cultural collision. The reader learns that Okonkwo had a very strong negative response to cultural collision, in which ultimately shapes the work as a whole. In this novel Achebe takes the reader through the journey of Okonkwo and his self-identity. In the beginning of this novel Okonkwo’s self-identity was at its peak. He thrived. The syntax of the author somewhat praised Okonkwo. …show more content…
He was a very powerful man, and he had pride in himself and in his culture. His pride and accomplishment essentially derived from his culture. “Age was respected among his people, but achievement was reserved…Okonkwo had clearly washed his hands and so he ate with kings and elders” (Achebe 8). In this quote the author explains to the audience the static of Okonkwo. From this we can infer that he was no less than a great man. Also that the Igbo had their own version of a civilized society. Although Okonkwo was a great man his identity however did deteriorate. “when I saw all you pouring into this meeting from all the corners of , I knew that something was after our life…all our gods are weeping”(Achebe 203) in this quote the author conveys a depressed tone, which creates a mood of despair. Okonkwo’s identity had plummeted. His accomplishments, pride, and greatness was gone. Okonkwo’s depression was so bad it eventually led to his suicide. “They came to the tree in which Okonkwo’s body was dangling…” (207) this quote is reveals just how bad the situation was. We learn from this quote that culture is what holds an individual together. Not only was culture an important factor in Okonkwo’s life, it was the main factor. It held him together. When the British came to colonize Igbo’s they destroyed their culture for many. This was in bearable for Okonkwo. Culture was what allowed Okonkwo to thrive and