shylock

Understanding the beliefs of a different culture is often difficult. From birth, people are surrounded with cultural values and traditions that are soon accepted as normal. It may often be challenging to comprehend another culture’s beliefs without immediately judging their culture as a whole, therefore being prejudiced. Set in the late 19th century, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the struggle of the Ibo of Nigeria is explained as we learn about their unique …

…this society could not underestimate the greatness of women’s power to create life. In the Ibo culture, women and men have many differences. It is important to understand the differences between them and not to alienate or mistreat the other group, as were women in this novel. Often it is easy to push strong views of prejudice upon the minority, or weaker group. Demonstrating this understanding is crucial to have a functional, non-prejudiced culture.