Things Fall Apart 8

In looking at Things Fall Apart, and its representation of two entirely dissimilar groups of people, cultural superiority is questioned. When diverse cultures cross, there is controversy concerning which way of life is better. One culture may feel that the way of life they have been living is better than the other. However, it is not for any ethnicity to say their society is better than another. In fact, a group may actually be causing …

…any guidelines to follow from previous generations since the missionaries had not come to the tribe before. It brought chaos to the tribe when they were perfectly content and productive with their way of life. Therefore, the Ibo culture is better suited for their lifestyle. Achebe’s Things Fall Apart shows how chaos relates to any situation in which traditional values are called into question and people from different cultures meet for the first time.