Comparing Sacrifice In The Poisonwood Bible And Things Fall Apart

here is sacrifice in almost everything, in some shape or form there is usually sacrifice. The way in which we view sacrifice is as Google defines it: “an act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy.” We all sacrifice things for something better or more important to us. A man gives up some of his some money to pay for dinner for a girl he likes. I sacrifice sleep to write this essay so I can get a good grade, improve my writing skill and graduate from high school. To find out what someone values in his or her life, one does not have to look farther than what they have sacrificed. In both The Poisonwood Bible and Things Fall Apart there are characters that sacrifice much to get what they want or value in their life. In The Poisonwood Bible Orleanna sacrifices greatley for her four children and their wellbeing. In Things Fall Apart Okonkwo sacrifices his adopted son to be killed out of respect for honoring the words of the Oracle and the traditions of their …show more content…
Okonkwo is very prideful and he cares what his peers think of him, why he so willingly killed Ikemefuna although he cared for him as his own son. This may be a sacrifice on the part of selfishness or on the part of tradition and honor of the gods. Either way the impact is still significant in this book having to deal with the slaughter of an innocent child. The way people view sacrifice may not afterall be the same as google defined it. It is important to note that the way in which Okonkwo and many others in his culture have different values that would be absurdly different than values in western culture. I believe that the connection and similarity between these two characters are close in the sense that both are or were in a situation that they didn’t enjoy or want to be in. But that they fought hard but in the end gave