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In the novel, Things Fall Apart, Achebe shows the reader that the arrival of Christianity was not entirely bad because it helped those that were deeply scarred and hurt the most by the Ibo culture.
Before the Ibo people were introduced to the “Christian Missionaries” their culture was already beginning to deteriorate. At the end of Part One in the book it became clear that the culture was holding on by only a thin thread. Obierka expressed his concern with his culture:
“Why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? ... ”
This quotation shows the reader that not everyone is content with their culture. ... The fall of any culture begins with discontentment and un-fulfillment. The people of Umofia and Mbanta needed answers to their questions that their own culture was unable to offer.
Luckily, for the Ibo culture help was on the way and it came in the form of Christian Missionaries. Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye, had witnessed the biggest problems with his culture first hand. ... Nwoye was the worst off; he was stuck in a great depression and needed solace that his own culture was unable to give him. ... The old Ibo belief system failed their believers when it became clear that they were wrong. The Ibo convinced their people that within four days the missionaries would die because they were building their houses on the “evil forest”.
Approximate Word count = 1098
Approximate Pages = 4.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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