Friday, December 6, 2013

Things Fall Apart 20-22

Christianity had a huge impact on the Umuofia people. I think that the book is about how Okonkwo's life fell apart, and I think the missionaries had a huge impact on that. I think that in some ways, the things that the white people brought were good or at least not bad for Okonkwo's people. The snuff wasn't a bad thing, and that had to come from somewhere in the United States. However, once they tried to convert the people to Christianity, things well, things fell apart. I think it was  appealing to a lot of people, especially men without titles, because it seemed like a fresh start. Also, they wouldn't be condemmned for an accident in the same way as with the Umuofia's religion. Overall, I think that the missionaries caused  the loss of a lot of culture within Okonkwo's people

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