Things fall apart

Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart takes us through the life of Okwonkwo, an Ibo man, who lives his life by the guidlines of his culture and religion. He is highly regarded in his village and a member of the masked society of the "Egwugwu". The nine villages in which the Ibo people live a self contained. Everything that takes place in the villages revolves around the Ibo's religious beliefs. The beginning of the book takes …

…sudden communism were to take over in America and change everything that I know. The book really didn't change my views about Western imperialism much because I already considered it ridiculous for Europeans to come over and force others into their way of life. I found the book very interesting and I thought that it helped people today to better understand what really went on when Europeans began trying to convert the world to christianity.