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Things Fall Apart Literary Analysis

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EA 3.2 Literary Analysis: character analysis Throughout the book Things fall apart many challenges have been faced by okonkwo, his family and his village. One of the biggest and hardest challenges was the Christians taking over the Ibo village and their culture. These men forced their way into their village and tried changing everything about the Ibo people. They came to their village trying to change everything without getting to know the Ibo’s people culture and without explaining theirs. They had ibo men join their clan, betraying their family and culture. As well as going as far as torturing Okonkwo and his men. As a result of all of this Okonkwo hated them and their doings he wished the worst upon them. To start off okonkwo is a very unique
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