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Igbo Culture In Things Fall Apart

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The Ibo Culture had many beliefs in which they lived by, also were well-respected and obeyed by the Umuofia Clan. Their determination to spread and continue their customs for the future generations was grand and did not want anyone to contradict it. A missionary is a person or group to travel and convert other communities to their own form of Christianity. The same dedication to endure their beliefs and traditions are similar to the Germans back in World War II.
In the novel Things Fall Apart, Mr. Brown is known for being respectful and giving many opportunities to those who have converted into his form of Christianity. He communicates with his actions which provide many benefits for the people in the village “And so he built a school and a …show more content…

The context surrounding this passage reveals that not only has the missionaries converted the village, but has made a connection with the clansmen “Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one,” (Achebe 176). The metaphor in this passage symbolizes the realization in which the men from the village has reflected on how they are destined to distinct “He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.” The connotation of these particular words affects the meaning because it portrays the village as a weak community and did not have that superior character. The downfall in the novel is comparable in the beginning of the economic depression in which Germany experienced. The society of World War II will view their religion take as a powerless transition into a downfall. A motivated leader who wanted development in his race was Adolf Hitler who wanted to spread his beliefs in racial “purity”. Many of his followers saw him as an inspiration and even prayed to him because of the positive change he announced he was going to make. Being familiar with that type of leader, wanting to make their community successful, would not be an aggravation if they read that the missionaries only went to Umuofia to make a better change. Germans from the 1940s would appreciate the effort Mr. Brown and Mr. Smith’s have put into to better their race. The mood of the text is harmonious and lacks an aggressive approach to controlling the villages when an aversion

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