Things Fall Apart Christianity Essay

The character of Nwoye in Chinua Achebe’s book “Things Fall Apart” converted to Christianity for numerous reasons. The main reason was because of his father, Okonkwo. Okonkwo killed Nwoye’s adopted brother and Nwoye converted to Christianity as a way to get revenge on his father. Nwoye had many doubts about the regulations of the tribe and the way they did things. He was drawn to the Christians because they didn’t look down on him for reasons that the tribe would. The main factor that led to Nwoye’s conversion to Christianity would be Okonkwo, his father. His father treated him poorly and shamed him many times for not being masculine enough. Okonkwo often criticised Nwoye and humiliated him many times in front of the village. The Christians made Nwoye feel welcomed and gave him a sense of protection. Okonkwo and Nwoye’s bond was already damaged enough but when Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna he permanently damages his relationship with his son. Ikemefuna was Nwoye’s adopted brother who he respected and liked very much. Ikemefuna had a big impact on Nwoye, he influenced Nwoye to become more masculine and acted like a friend and father to him. When Ikemefuna gets murdered by Okonkwo, Nwoye loses all …show more content…
In particular, the abandonment and killing of the newborn twins, and the assassination of Ikemefuna. Since the church’s way of doing things will allow the newborn twins to live, it became a major factor in Nwoye’s conversion to Christianity. The church saw everyone as equals and didn’t criticize each other for liking different things. Nwoye was very attracted to stories told by his mother but they were considered feminine and unmanly. The Christians had lots of stories and they didn’t consider them feminine and unmanly, which became another factor for Nwoye to convert. Nwoye sees Christianity as an escape from his daily life and the demands of the Igbo