Summary Of Things Fall Apart By Mazzini

In 1860 Mazzini wrote The duties of a man in which he described what he thought was required of people in order to have a successful nation. After reading the book things fall apart, which is about a man named Okonkwo who is part of an African tribe called the Umuofia; the question arose as to if the people described in this book portray the kind of unity and responsibility Mazzini claims is required for a nation. Based on many situations in the book it was clear that there was enough evidence to say that the people of the Umuofia would agree with Mazzini’s ideas. This is because their social/cultural, and political values line up with what Mazzini describes in The duties of a man. In the duties of a man, Mazzini suggests that social duties are required for a successful …show more content…
The person who was shot is an example of a fellow creature who is suffering, as described by Mazzini. Even though it was an accident Okonkwo still had to pay the consequences because killing a clansman is a crime against the earth goddess. The way he was punished is he had to take his family into exile for seven years. The way the Umuofia handled this situation cause the belief that they would agree with what Mazzini sees as moral improvement of humanity.
In Mazzini’s writing duties of a man it was clear that social and community is a big part of what makes a successful nation and without it there would just be greed and tyranny. The other big piece that affects a nation is making sure everyone takes care of the well-being of the community and punishing those who harm the nation. After reading Things fall apart it became clear that the tribe/community in which the book was about would agree Mazzini’s idea because they demonstrated that they help each other for the well-being of the community as well as hold people accountable for disrupting the