How To Avoid Conflict In Things Fall Apart

People everyday are faced with conflict. It’s inevitable to avoid conflict. Conflict ranges from many things, to deciding what to wear, to wondering if you’re going to make it to the next day. Everyone has conflict doesn’t matter how big or small the issue is. In the situation of conflict, you can either decide to let the conflict get to you, or accept it and move on, it all depends on how you go about the situation.. This happens in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. There is a scene when Okonkwo fired a gun, a piece of the bullet flew into a boy’s heart and killed him. Even though it was an accident he was banished from the village for seven years. Okonkwo had two ways he could have taken this news, he could have brought the case before the village and fought for his innocence. Or he could have taken the punishment regardless if he was innocent or guilty, that’s what he did he took his punishment because he knew it was the right thing to do. He didn’t let the conflict get to him, he didn’t let the conflict enrage him. He knew in his heart that he was innocent and that was enough for him.
Everyone reacts to conflict in a certain way.
Either you let it tear you down or you walk right through the fire with your head held high. Everyone wants to believe they handle conflict well, but some people don’t. I can honestly say that I don’t always let conflict bother me. I deal with a lot of conflict so i’ve learned that i’m better off just not to deal with it, I accept it, do what I can then move on. But I know people who almost demand pity for all their problems. I don’t want to be that kind of person. These are two examples of success in conflict and failure in conflict. When I’m around people who deal with conflict in an “I demand pity from everyone” kind of way, I get mad. They could have so much going for them but they decide not to just deal with it. They let conflict get to
them. In conclusion, the way a person reacts to conflict and how they deal with it determines whether or not that conflict will have a positive or negative impact on the person. There is always going to be conflict in your lifetime. No one can avoid it, we just have to accept it. If you go about the conflict in a positive way, positive will come out of the situation. If you go about the conflict in a negative way, negative will come out of it.