Many times in the book, Achebe told the readers about the importance in society of parents being a role model to their kids. The proverb he uses is, “When mother cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth” (Achebe 71). The meaning of this proverb is that children look up to their parents and see their parents as role models, and follow what they do. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe writes about how important it is for parents to be role models for their children and for parents to look down to their kids to make sure they learn traditions that are passed down in the Igbo culture. With the use of this proverb, Achebe is easily able to explain the importance of parents in their roles in society as role models and mentors to the children. This proverb shows that in the Igbo society, mentoring and watching over children is very important because one day their kids will become the role models to their own kids. Even though this proverb is more confusing, his use of proverbs to share parts of their culture with many different types of readers is very
Many times in the book, Achebe told the readers about the importance in society of parents being a role model to their kids. The proverb he uses is, “When mother cow is chewing grass its young ones watch its mouth” (Achebe 71). The meaning of this proverb is that children look up to their parents and see their parents as role models, and follow what they do. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe writes about how important it is for parents to be role models for their children and for parents to look down to their kids to make sure they learn traditions that are passed down in the Igbo culture. With the use of this proverb, Achebe is easily able to explain the importance of parents in their roles in society as role models and mentors to the children. This proverb shows that in the Igbo society, mentoring and watching over children is very important because one day their kids will become the role models to their own kids. Even though this proverb is more confusing, his use of proverbs to share parts of their culture with many different types of readers is very