In 1958, just two years before Nigeria became independent, Chinua Achebe published a narrative called Things Fall Apart. This novel describes the takeover of the Igbo society in Nigeria by the British. Living in this civilization, the people were brought up to value certain traditions and culture that have been around for thousands of years. Unfortunately, due to the invasion of the European people, these rituals and customs of the Igbo community began to diminish. The British were pressuring the entire tribe into believing a new religion known as Christianity. Before the Europeans took control of the Igbo society, the people practiced their daily traditions and customs. One of the traditions they mentioned in Things Fall Apart was men having
