In our modern society when someone intentionally leaves their home, state, or country it is typically for a good reason. An example of this might be a sports fan going to a Dodgers game to experience the thrill and joy of the game with fans alike, a nice vacation to the Bahamas with the added luxury of a first-class flight, and the possible enjoyment with being together with family which lives far-far-away only to be visited ever so rarely on special occasions. These all sound like brillant things to do because some people tend to give a superficial hate towards their own home, whether that is literally their home, town, or even state they all have something in common: they all point to the place we as humans call home. If someone had the
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With, “Things Fall Apart” the story begins from the beginning of Okonkwo’s life and through the novel we can see his prosperity coming to life and rewarding him, with the only thing that made him less human than others is his arrogance towards others. While, “The Poisonwood Bible” starts the novel with the family experiencing the leaving of their homeland to a more obscure, and elaborate place with a different culture. In both novels there was always a sense of coming back to home since the start, with Okonkwo not finding himself (as sort of his body as his home) until he is faced with the fear that he has had in the beginning, as the family in, “The Poisonwood Bible” having almost the same feeling as they experience a fear of having to succumb to their religious ideals yet they prosper beyond the Congo. Both endings were not the same feeling but it gives an understanding with how postcolonialism takes shape, with Okonkwo being a victim of this from the Europeans he has found he has never found a true way of being at home, while the family of five have almost the same feeling. Okonkwo was enlightened by the banishment because he finally grasped a selfless attitude and was encouraged that his position is not the worse unlike others which have had a permanent banishment or even death, the family was enlightened by the feeling of freedom from their luxuries and rather gave a better understanding of themselves and their hunger for a healthier, better life than what they are currently living
With, “Things Fall Apart” the story begins from the beginning of Okonkwo’s life and through the novel we can see his prosperity coming to life and rewarding him, with the only thing that made him less human than others is his arrogance towards others. While, “The Poisonwood Bible” starts the novel with the family experiencing the leaving of their homeland to a more obscure, and elaborate place with a different culture. In both novels there was always a sense of coming back to home since the start, with Okonkwo not finding himself (as sort of his body as his home) until he is faced with the fear that he has had in the beginning, as the family in, “The Poisonwood Bible” having almost the same feeling as they experience a fear of having to succumb to their religious ideals yet they prosper beyond the Congo. Both endings were not the same feeling but it gives an understanding with how postcolonialism takes shape, with Okonkwo being a victim of this from the Europeans he has found he has never found a true way of being at home, while the family of five have almost the same feeling. Okonkwo was enlightened by the banishment because he finally grasped a selfless attitude and was encouraged that his position is not the worse unlike others which have had a permanent banishment or even death, the family was enlightened by the feeling of freedom from their luxuries and rather gave a better understanding of themselves and their hunger for a healthier, better life than what they are currently living