Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

The nature of unruly savages have manifested within Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe, which exemplifies the yearnings of prosperity from a Nigerian titled, Okonkwo. His pursuit of prosperity began from the failure of his father, Unoka, which sullied Okonkwo’s perspective of life. He wholly sought to abhor the ideals of his father, defining him as an effeminate man. Okonkwo’s behaviour emanate from the sweltering flames of masculinity, often leading to scalding bursts of rage. Yet, his fiery virility wholly generated numerous blunders. A blunder of being a horrid marksman, which caused the demise of a fellow inhabitant. Okonkwo was utterly banished from Umuofia, as he is exiled to Mbanta, his mother’s village. Years elapse as Umuofia sustains beacons of pale light.

Eventually, Okonkwo nimbly returns to his village to exhibit his prosperity within Mbanta, while he is entirely appalled by the startling amendments to Umuofia. His barbaric village has been swallowed by intruding whites as they diminish the original, established culture with the flourishing of Christianity; which a wholly perplexing belief, as the concept of three Gods being one simply bewildered Okonkwo himself. The evident alterations to Umuofia was ruinous, Okonkwo was instantaneously enraged by the slight thought of consuming this life. His fierce, torrid nature illuminated the depths of passion, as he truly defined savage behaviour; Okonkwo sought to liberate his village from the virtuous lepers. Yet, the members of his once lordly village ultimately scorned notion of opposing the saintly whites. Okonkwo was utterly astonished by the lack of vigor within his people, to known his formerly doughty village of Umuofia has fallen to a feeble rule underneath treacherous lepers entirely pulverized his