Things Fall Apart 2
Achebe makes an important point throughout the novel that the Ibo culture believes in lending a hand when someone is in need. Sometimes helping a person in need becomes deadly and even fatal in Things Fall Apart. The white missionaries who come to Africa, honeslty believe that they are "helping" the Ibo village by converting them to Christianity. However, their presence in Africa is harmful to the lives and culture of the Ibo people. The men that come to Umuofia basically destroy the balance of faith and religion that the Ibo have centered their lives around for years. These men introduce a new religion and government that is extremely different from their own. Lacking the solid foundation of the old religion and tradition, the Ibo tribe is helpless. People in Umuofia strongly depend on gods and ancestors in their culture. It is a belief and tradition that these two figures govern every aspect of their lives. Even Chielo, the priestess dedicated to the Oracle of the goddess Agbala, "Was full of the power of her god, and she was greatly feared" (16). The Ibo believed that their customs and traditions kept chaos and violence from evolving. Trust, peace and cultural beliefs are interrupted and
Because the white men do not realize that this is only a conflict of cultural difference, Ibo men are persecuted and left for the worse to come. Ibo men are put into jail for throwing away twin babies. There is only one true God and He has the earth, the sky, you and me and all of us" (121). They are gods of deceit who tell you to kill your fellows and destroy innocent children. People who are considered outcasts in the Ibo culture begin to have a feeling of hope with this new religion. "( ), also describes how the presence of the locust and the white men are symbolic. Education from the outside world becomes more accessible, and the quality of people's lives improve physically and spiritually. Religion is the central factor that controls the lives of many people. torn apart when the new religion of Christianity is introduced. " (145) Anarchy begins when the two clans are torn apart, and the white man's religion takes over the traditional beliefs of a culture. Uncertainty and doubtfulness of opinions and decisions begin to appear among the Ibo tribe. Even though the missionaries bring hesitation to the traditional Ibo culture, they help the tribe to progress some ways. With this influence they win many tribe's brothers "and clan can no longer act like one.
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