.In Things Fall Apart, Nigeria’s people had believed for many years of the great power the goddess of earth, Ani had. Fearing that power, they created a strict system to maintain their deity pleased. But as, a band of white missionaries came to Nigeria implying that their ways are wrong, and demonstrating their Savior's loving ways. Nigeria develops doubt towards the authority and power of their deity, causing their culture to be irreversibly changed. Chinua Achebe’s novel describes how Nigeria’s culture is being overtaken by not only the authenticity of the new religion but the doubt they create on their beliefs, weakening and exterminating the belief of goddess Ani.
As both cultures crash upon Nigeria, the people view, the ways of each other's cultures contradict each other, by the way, each deity's rule their people. Nigeria’s deity has been viewed as a terrifying figure who will “perish” their people if they “have insulted” her, compared to the missionaries deity who is portrayed lovingly and kindly who will forgive all and love his sons (Achebe 30). Ani, the earth goddess has become a powerful deity for Nigeria for she was in charge for “the source of all fertility”(36). Needing her to grow and protect their agriculture, Nigeria feared to commit “a crime against the earth goddess” …show more content…
The missionaries God did not ask for such thing. His sons only had to perform loving actions and pray and the God would do as they wish. Nigeria always went long extend to “honor the earth goddess”(35). Not want to provoke their deity into ruining their harvest, they “sacrificed a cock” or other extravagant gifts, to guarantee her happiness, so the “harvest [would] be good”(17). Comparing to the Christians, Nigerians clearly view that they didn’t try as hard as them to make their god happy. They weren't afraid of their God. Their minds question their deity's
As both cultures crash upon Nigeria, the people view, the ways of each other's cultures contradict each other, by the way, each deity's rule their people. Nigeria’s deity has been viewed as a terrifying figure who will “perish” their people if they “have insulted” her, compared to the missionaries deity who is portrayed lovingly and kindly who will forgive all and love his sons (Achebe 30). Ani, the earth goddess has become a powerful deity for Nigeria for she was in charge for “the source of all fertility”(36). Needing her to grow and protect their agriculture, Nigeria feared to commit “a crime against the earth goddess” …show more content…
The missionaries God did not ask for such thing. His sons only had to perform loving actions and pray and the God would do as they wish. Nigeria always went long extend to “honor the earth goddess”(35). Not want to provoke their deity into ruining their harvest, they “sacrificed a cock” or other extravagant gifts, to guarantee her happiness, so the “harvest [would] be good”(17). Comparing to the Christians, Nigerians clearly view that they didn’t try as hard as them to make their god happy. They weren't afraid of their God. Their minds question their deity's