Okonkwo's Disagreement of Christian Religion
Ouphone Bounsourath
Dr.Jackson
H.S. English 2: Per.1
May 19, 2010
Okonkwo’s Disagreement of Christian Religion
The Christian religion believes in one God, the God is the father of all children in humanity. Chinua Achebe describes the impact of Christianity towards the Ibos of Umuofia in his historic novel Things Fall Apart. In a land where ancestral spirits hold powers to the Ibos, it settles in section three when Mr.Brown (the father of the Christian church) preaches the Christian faith by using a translator towards the Ibos. An Ibo with title, Okonkwo, builds up anger towards the Christian religion when he views his people of Umuofia changing their ways of the beliefs of ancestral spirits, transitioning those beliefs to the pathway of Christianity. Chinua Achebe uses the religion of ancenstral spirits and Christianity for the readers to have an ideal thought on how religion plays a large role to the ill temper man, Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s anger results from his disagreement with the Christian religion that has moved in to his tribe, Umuofia. Okonkwo’s aggression commence in chapter seven-teen for the pathway of the religion, Christianity, when Okonkwo’s cousin states that he perceive Nwoye (Okonkwo’s first born son) inside the Christian church. The news of Nwoye has cause Okonkwo to build up anger, waiting for him inside his obi silently. Okonkwo patiently waits for Nwoye return, Nwoye enters the obi, salutes his father, but his father did not salute back. Nwoye turns to walk into the inner compound, but suddenly Okonkwo sprang to his feet and grips Nwoye by the neck. Okonkwo states, “where have you been, answer me, before I kill you!” (chapter 17. page 151) with a fearsome roar. Okonkwo stammered this statement to symbolize how angry he is directly at Nwoye since he is contributing himself to Christianity. To exemplar those angry results, Okonkwo decides to choke Nwoye, then seize a heavy stick to strike him with two or three savage
Dr.Jackson
H.S. English 2: Per.1
May 19, 2010
Okonkwo’s Disagreement of Christian Religion
The Christian religion believes in one God, the God is the father of all children in humanity. Chinua Achebe describes the impact of Christianity towards the Ibos of Umuofia in his historic novel Things Fall Apart. In a land where ancestral spirits hold powers to the Ibos, it settles in section three when Mr.Brown (the father of the Christian church) preaches the Christian faith by using a translator towards the Ibos. An Ibo with title, Okonkwo, builds up anger towards the Christian religion when he views his people of Umuofia changing their ways of the beliefs of ancestral spirits, transitioning those beliefs to the pathway of Christianity. Chinua Achebe uses the religion of ancenstral spirits and Christianity for the readers to have an ideal thought on how religion plays a large role to the ill temper man, Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s anger results from his disagreement with the Christian religion that has moved in to his tribe, Umuofia. Okonkwo’s aggression commence in chapter seven-teen for the pathway of the religion, Christianity, when Okonkwo’s cousin states that he perceive Nwoye (Okonkwo’s first born son) inside the Christian church. The news of Nwoye has cause Okonkwo to build up anger, waiting for him inside his obi silently. Okonkwo patiently waits for Nwoye return, Nwoye enters the obi, salutes his father, but his father did not salute back. Nwoye turns to walk into the inner compound, but suddenly Okonkwo sprang to his feet and grips Nwoye by the neck. Okonkwo states, “where have you been, answer me, before I kill you!” (chapter 17. page 151) with a fearsome roar. Okonkwo stammered this statement to symbolize how angry he is directly at Nwoye since he is contributing himself to Christianity. To exemplar those angry results, Okonkwo decides to choke Nwoye, then seize a heavy stick to strike him with two or three savage