Violence In Things Fall Apart

Aberjhani once said, “On either side of a potentially violent conflict, an opportunity exists to exercise compassion and diminish fear based on recognition of each others humanity. Without such recognition, fear fueled by uninformed assumptions, cultural prejudice, desperation to meet basic human needs, or panicked uncertainty of the moment explodes into violence.” In other words, on both sides of a possibly violent clash, a chance exists to exercise kindness and reduce terror based on the recognition of each other humanity. Without such recognition, violence could erupt at shocking or uncertain moments. In this novel, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe tells us how two cultures keep clashing because of religious differences. Things Fall Apart supports Aberjhani’s quote because in the book Things Fall Apart, in all occasions of a possible violent conflict, there is a chance to solve the …show more content…
Events that support this claim are when the first white man showed up and due to what the oracle said, the natives had a whole day to come to their senses and decide that it was not justified to kill this man but because they did not come to their humanity the event turned violent. The second event was when one of the converts unmasks a holy spirit there by killing it that the egwugwu decide to burn his belongings and the church he goes to and again they have a whole day to come to their humanity and realize that their action is unjustified and not right but because they did not come to their humanity and realize this that the event turned violent. The final event that supports this when Okonkwo was at the village gathering he confronts the messengers that came to shut down the gathering and the scenario quickly turns violent due to Okonkwo inability to realize that killing a man is unjust and because he doesn’t realize this he cuts off a mans