“There is no story that is not true, the world has no end, and what is good among one people is an abomination with others” (Achebe). This quote greatly depicts the moral of one of Achebe’s most successful novels. In the book, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, the author uses the introduction of Western ideas into the Ibo culture to overall develop a father-son motif between Okonkwo and Nwoye, along with the establishment of cultural identity.
Additionally, in the novel Things Fall Apart, the main character, Okonkwo, is represented as a strong and fierce leader who experiences the fear of being unsuccessful. This theory haunted him as a young boy, when his father, Unoka, displayed laziness by failing to be successful. Through these actions …show more content…
“He had just sent Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye, who was now called Isaac, to the new training college for teachers in Umuru” (170). This quote analyzes how Nwoye now has a new sense of identity, by the fact that he is able to be free and belong to a culture that he believes is most right. However, during the middle of the book, it states how Nwoye was afraid to do as he wants due to the fear of being thought of as weak to his father. “That was the kind of story that Nwoye loved. But he now knew that they were for foolish women and children, and he knew that his father wanted him to be a man. And so he feigned that he no longer cared for women’s stories” (58). This evidence from the text juxtaposes how Nwoye felt before he converted to the new culture. Nwoye could not do what he desired because he knew that his father wanted him to have masculinity and be seen as fierce and not as weak. All in all, this goes to show how the new culture that was being established in the Ibo culture was successful. The relationship between Okonkwo and Nwoye creates a motif by also relating to the relationship of Unoka and Okonkwo. It is understood that the identity of Nwoye now exemplifies freedom overall.
In conclusion, Nwoye depicts perfect characteristics that represent how the identity of one is changed through the development of Western ideas. Christianity had a major impact on the Ibo
Additionally, in the novel Things Fall Apart, the main character, Okonkwo, is represented as a strong and fierce leader who experiences the fear of being unsuccessful. This theory haunted him as a young boy, when his father, Unoka, displayed laziness by failing to be successful. Through these actions …show more content…
“He had just sent Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye, who was now called Isaac, to the new training college for teachers in Umuru” (170). This quote analyzes how Nwoye now has a new sense of identity, by the fact that he is able to be free and belong to a culture that he believes is most right. However, during the middle of the book, it states how Nwoye was afraid to do as he wants due to the fear of being thought of as weak to his father. “That was the kind of story that Nwoye loved. But he now knew that they were for foolish women and children, and he knew that his father wanted him to be a man. And so he feigned that he no longer cared for women’s stories” (58). This evidence from the text juxtaposes how Nwoye felt before he converted to the new culture. Nwoye could not do what he desired because he knew that his father wanted him to have masculinity and be seen as fierce and not as weak. All in all, this goes to show how the new culture that was being established in the Ibo culture was successful. The relationship between Okonkwo and Nwoye creates a motif by also relating to the relationship of Unoka and Okonkwo. It is understood that the identity of Nwoye now exemplifies freedom overall.
In conclusion, Nwoye depicts perfect characteristics that represent how the identity of one is changed through the development of Western ideas. Christianity had a major impact on the Ibo