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Gender Roles In Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe

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There were many different culture changes from what was considered pre colonial Nigeria, to what we now know as post colonial Nigeria. Perhaps the biggest culture change we see becomes evident when we research how much the gender roles have changed. We can see evidence of this throughout the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe as well. Gender roles, especially for females, have some similarities and some differences when we look at pre and post colonial Nigeria.

Women are definitely not equal to men; not now, and not ever. Very few women are involved in the political or professional world. Women also still have fewer legal rights than men. According to Nigeria’s Penal Code, men can beat their wives as long as it doesn’t cause permanent
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