The Ibo Culture In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

Throughout the novel Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe writes a realistic account about the African culture and customs of Nigeria. He never once forces the Ibo’s beliefs upon his readers, he simply wishes for you to learn and understand the ways of his culture. Achebe shows the different styles of life a woman entails, within her lifetime in the Ibo Culture from the very beginning to the very end. However during the novel we see how the woman of the Ibo culture have suffered a great deal of loss in this specific culture, but in certain circumstances held tremendous power and strength throughout their lives. Their personalities that withstand tremendous stress within their polygamist families along with their villages and to their community …show more content…
Achebe did not force the reader to believe what he was saying, he simply hoped they would come to understand the ways of life. Yet we are still here wondering how a culture that is supposed to have their own standards could simply treat females and sometimes children in their community the way that they did, like they were a step lower than the men in the community. This novel painted a very vivid picture of the abuse and disgust that woman endured. From babies being mutilated and being left in the “Evil Forrest” (due to the fact this culture let superstition run their lives over common sense), to woman being beaten over the smallest things such as not being home to make supper. Woman had no standards in the culture. They suffered a great deal of loss throughout their lives. But yet some woman under certain circumstances held a tremendous power and strength because they belonged to the Oracle apart of the Gods or simply were a priestess a servant of the gods. Living the polygamist lifestyle, the more wives and children he had. Was a means for the men to gain great titles. It just goes to show the simple minded lifestyle that they chose for