Things Fall Apart Essay

The character of Nwoye in Chinua Achebe’s book “Things Fall Apart” converted to Christianity for numerous reasons. The main reason was because of his father, Okonkwo. Okonkwo killed Nwoye’s adopted brother and Nwoye converted to Christianity as a way to get revenge on his father. Nwoye had many doubts about the regulations of the tribe and the way they did things. He was drawn to the Christians because they didn’t look down on him for reasons that the tribe would. The main factor that led to…

colonization of Africa has brought about a multitude of remarkable changes as a civilization. Nonetheless, forcing Christianity on a culture that has a preexisting religion and tradition system is not the most beneficial approach. In the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, it becomes apparent that cultures cannot be categorized as more primitive or less primitive because every belief system and value of traditions differ from civilization to civilization. The viewpoints of our world are…

Exposure to other cultures has an enormous, sometimes harmful, impact on both tradition and individuals, especially when there is violence in the interaction. This is the case in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. The novel describes Ibo culture, and how Christian missionaries affected it, through the unique perspective of the protagonist, Okonkwo. The arrival of Christian missionaries to Nigeria, specifically to the village of Umuofia, severely impacted Okonkwo’s perception of his home village…

tribe has a lot of pride, although he was not born to a proud and celebrated family. In a community where a man is judged not by his root, but his worth and accomplishment - Nkonkwo is very determined to escape the shadow of his indolent father. Things Fall Apart emphasizes the importance of pride and masculinity in an antiquated community, where its residents are mainly hunters and farmers. Achebe brings the subject of pride to the focus through the life of Nkonkwo, who was born with nothing…

Another significant character in Things Fall Apart is Nwoye, Okonkwo’s son, who succeeds to overcome external forces which threatened to interfere with his life’s stability, and through the character’s life choices, readers examine how to successfully balance their passions and responsibilities. As a child, Nwoye is constantly criticized for his actions by his father and never gets the chance to develop his own personality, instead, it is forcibly molded according to his father’s high…

Based on the novel so far “Things Fall Apart”, by Chinua Achebe, the story mostly takes place in an African village In Nigeria known as the Ibo village, were the spiritual world is strongly believed to exists in its culture. The story revolves around a man named Okonkwo, a clan leader, who is widely known for his successful and powerful nature. He tries to avoid being like his father which was being unsuccessful and weak, and because of this he tries to convince himself and the society that…

Religion is often used to explain things and occurring events. It’s used to explain things that logic and even science can’t explain or comprehend. Now, in the novel, “Things Fall Apart”, Chinua Achebe focuses and emphasis on the cultural aspects that are altered during pre and post colonialism. One of the cultural aspects that is disturbed is the Igbo religion. On the arrival, the missionaries immediately try to belittle the Igbo tribe simply because they don’t understand their beliefs. To…

subordinate to men. Men are expected to have an active and aggressive personality while women, however, are expected to be subservient and passive. These expectations shape how society is supposed to be and influence the decisions of individuals. In Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, the protagonist, Okonkwo, best fulfils his gender role through his mentality, actions, and ideologies. First of all, Okonkwo demonstrates how to be the ideal man in accordance to the Igbo culture by expressing…

In the novel Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe paints a portrait of Igbo society. However, he does not paint a perfect portrait. In addition, events and characters are carefully weaved by Achebe to criticize certain aspects of pre-colonial Igbo culture. In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe uses Okonkwo and Obierika to criticize the pre-colonial Igbo culture aspect of masculinity, Okonkwo to criticize the pre-colonial Igbo culture aspect of sexism, Okonkwo's exile to criticize the pre-colonial Igbo…

Cultural Rape in “Things Fall Apart” Throughout history, it is apparent that one’s assimilation into a different culture is destructive. Moreover, the forceful and unethical tactics a dominant class uses to urge the weaker class to assimilate themselves with a new culture, further abolishes and exploits the weaker class. This assimilation stops the continuations of the culture, traditions and customs throughout the family. The theory of assimilation being destructive can be directly related to…