Customs play a major part in all our lives. We as a society all are brought up on certain customs in our households and even within our generations. In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe customs are yet again essential in their everyday lives. The novel takes place in the Umuofia and Mbanta villages of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, around the 1900's. Okonkwo, a well-respected warrior of the
Umuofia clan, has a rising conflict within the novel between the traditional society of Umuofia and the new customs that have been brought by the whites. These customs are soon accepted and demonstrated by many of the villagers which causes an issue. I believe there should be changes in customs throughout the years. The world evolves so often …show more content…
I believe a current event that complies extremely well this topic is the new trend within Muslim women of unveiling their hair from their hijab. This campaign was created by Masih Alinejad. She's an
Iranian journalist based out of London. Masiah says "she's was not opposed to the hijab – her mother is veiled – but she believed people should have the freedom to choose." Masih got much attention from her Facebook page only within days. Within over a week she had gotten over 130,000 likes on Facebook.
The Facebook page was covered in photos of women across Iran unveiling their hair in public places. Yet, of course, with such a powerful movement there will always be people to oppose. Many are against this because it is against their customs and women shouldn't be doing this to prove a point. They are looked upon as un-pure being activists of this trend. Women should have a choice of whether or not to wear their hijab. It is their life and they should choose how they want to be portrayed to the world. In Things Fall Apart I believe they have this same belief. They have followed these set of guidelines for years, and they feel no need to change it. They’ve had their same customs for years and
Umuofia clan, has a rising conflict within the novel between the traditional society of Umuofia and the new customs that have been brought by the whites. These customs are soon accepted and demonstrated by many of the villagers which causes an issue. I believe there should be changes in customs throughout the years. The world evolves so often …show more content…
I believe a current event that complies extremely well this topic is the new trend within Muslim women of unveiling their hair from their hijab. This campaign was created by Masih Alinejad. She's an
Iranian journalist based out of London. Masiah says "she's was not opposed to the hijab – her mother is veiled – but she believed people should have the freedom to choose." Masih got much attention from her Facebook page only within days. Within over a week she had gotten over 130,000 likes on Facebook.
The Facebook page was covered in photos of women across Iran unveiling their hair in public places. Yet, of course, with such a powerful movement there will always be people to oppose. Many are against this because it is against their customs and women shouldn't be doing this to prove a point. They are looked upon as un-pure being activists of this trend. Women should have a choice of whether or not to wear their hijab. It is their life and they should choose how they want to be portrayed to the world. In Things Fall Apart I believe they have this same belief. They have followed these set of guidelines for years, and they feel no need to change it. They’ve had their same customs for years and