Things Fall Apart 6

Things Fall Apart Essay The book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe definitely has a fitting title. It explains how two cultures with different ideas and beliefs can clash and be intolerant towards one another. Most of the theme is developed through the plot of the story and through a man and his struggle against fear and anger (the main character, Okonkwo). Throughout the book he tries to resolve the problems that develop all around …

…of a clash between Okonkwo and the new culture, since the rest of the clan seems to have deserted him. When the Christians finally “take over” the clan, Okonkwo is dead and the traditional Ibo culture has fallen apart. This incident is the final conflict between the two cultures, and it’s the best example of what can happen to a society if its people are ignorant about others’ beliefs and untrue to their own.