Women are treated differently in all cultures, in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, we get the view of women in traditional Nigeria. In traditional Nigeria, women have no rights, they only get to cook, take care of the children, and clean the house. These women have the same responsibilities every day, nothing changes.
In the novel, women are often cooking, and caring for the children. but they are not allowed to do much more. First, Okonkwo got mad when one of his wives went off, but was late to cook him food, then he beat her like it was nothing. Second, Okonkwo was waiting for the meal of his first wife, but he knew she was not there, she was at her friends house, plaiting her hair. “And when she returned he beat her very heavily” (pg.
In the novel, women are often cooking, and caring for the children. but they are not allowed to do much more. First, Okonkwo got mad when one of his wives went off, but was late to cook him food, then he beat her like it was nothing. Second, Okonkwo was waiting for the meal of his first wife, but he knew she was not there, she was at her friends house, plaiting her hair. “And when she returned he beat her very heavily” (pg.