Symbols
1. Yams Yams are known as the men’s crop, and having an abundance of yams allows for health, security, and status. Yams are used by men to feed one’s family or sell for financial needs. Yams represent manliness, masculinity, and stability.
2. Kola Nuts
The breaking of the kola nut before drinking or gathering represents the traditions and respect of the clan. By including the breaking of the kola nut in the novel, readers are able to understand how important traditions and culture are to the people of Umuofia, before their culture starts morphing due to the missionaries influence.
3. Stories
Throughout the novel, Okonkwo describes the folktales told by the wives to the children as feminine. Okonkwo’s son Nwoye even pretends not to …show more content…
I enjoyed the setting of a civilization quite different to the one I lived in, because the author wrote descriptively to make a new world come to light before my eyes. The novel gave me a thought to think about in terms of life and self-determination to work hard, which I took note of because I will soon be entering adult life and have to work to create a career and life of my own. It gave me lessons to learn on dealing with what life throws at you. It seemed to take while for the novel to reach the rising action and climax, but once the novel reached that point, I really enjoyed reading it. When the tribe began to fight back against the missionaries for the sake of their traditions and heritage, the book became more interesting, as the time leading up to that point was filled with the miserable life of being exiled. The novel effectively shed light on the impending struggles that imperialism brings the nations involved, and how culture clashes can be avoided depending on how differences are treated. Although it was refreshing to read about a setting quite different from my own, I have to admit sometimes it was hard to remember characters due to their names, and some of the vocabulary was quite foreign. But after a while of reading, the words gained a nice flow, and the foreign words added authenticity. Overall, reading the novel was a learning experience I
1. Yams Yams are known as the men’s crop, and having an abundance of yams allows for health, security, and status. Yams are used by men to feed one’s family or sell for financial needs. Yams represent manliness, masculinity, and stability.
2. Kola Nuts
The breaking of the kola nut before drinking or gathering represents the traditions and respect of the clan. By including the breaking of the kola nut in the novel, readers are able to understand how important traditions and culture are to the people of Umuofia, before their culture starts morphing due to the missionaries influence.
3. Stories
Throughout the novel, Okonkwo describes the folktales told by the wives to the children as feminine. Okonkwo’s son Nwoye even pretends not to …show more content…
I enjoyed the setting of a civilization quite different to the one I lived in, because the author wrote descriptively to make a new world come to light before my eyes. The novel gave me a thought to think about in terms of life and self-determination to work hard, which I took note of because I will soon be entering adult life and have to work to create a career and life of my own. It gave me lessons to learn on dealing with what life throws at you. It seemed to take while for the novel to reach the rising action and climax, but once the novel reached that point, I really enjoyed reading it. When the tribe began to fight back against the missionaries for the sake of their traditions and heritage, the book became more interesting, as the time leading up to that point was filled with the miserable life of being exiled. The novel effectively shed light on the impending struggles that imperialism brings the nations involved, and how culture clashes can be avoided depending on how differences are treated. Although it was refreshing to read about a setting quite different from my own, I have to admit sometimes it was hard to remember characters due to their names, and some of the vocabulary was quite foreign. But after a while of reading, the words gained a nice flow, and the foreign words added authenticity. Overall, reading the novel was a learning experience I