“How do you think we can fight when our own brothers have turned against us? The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart” (Achebe 176). This reference identifies exactly the themes presented in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. It displays the difficulties
shown in this quote, “How can he when he does not even speak our tongue? But he says that our customs are bad; and our own brothers who have taken up his religion also say that our customs bad” (Achebe, 25-26). Nwoye, Okonkwo’s first son, had a positive attitude towards the changes happening. he even took up christianity and changed his name, therefore letting go of his original culture. he also became less concern with pleasing his father rather than pleasing himself as shown in the quote, “ “I don’t
culture. Okonkwo began with a successful, strict, and prideful mindset according to the novel, but the cultural conflict of the British colonists and Ibo people affected Okonkwo to the extent of a rebellion performance. The reasons for Okonkwo’s change in his sense of identity involved an unlawful act of killing somebody and being exiled from Umofia, refusing to convert his beliefs into what the missionaries believe,
VIEW : The point of view is based on Okonkwo and his journey throughout the novel and how his actions take over and how he is told that he would have severe consequences
well developed and accessible to readers, it bridges the gap between reader and novel. Achebe uses a diverse collection of characters to symbolize and relate the Ibo culture to western views and cultural issues. Okonkwo is an excellent example of the classic man in the Ibo culture. Okonkwo takes an abundant amount of pride in all that he does, which can often lead to conflict both
said, “The damage done in one year can sometimes take ten or twenty years to repair.” In this quote, Achebe is referring to the damage that the Christian religion did to the Nigerian culture. Achebe is the author of Things Fall Apart, a book that he wrote to spread knowledge of this damage. The main character of Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo, is a very strict man and his son, Nwoye, is deemed womanly by Okonkwo. Nwoye, to compensate, does everything he can to appease his father. He is unsuccessful in doing
Jacob Nava Period 5 Motif Project Motif Context Quotes with Citations Analysis Chi Yams Reputation These are the first lines of the book. The narrator is introducing Onkonkwo’s character and how he became what he was in the book. “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the