Rebellion In Things Fall Apart
Growing up with strict and demanding parents, one can say it’s an expected action to rebel from time to time. Parental roles have a huge impact on children's lives. The way someone has lived their childhood will shape up the future life for that individual. How kids are raised plays a vital role to who they will become in the near future. If they grew up in a stern household, they can either turn out to be complete opposites of their parents, or exactly the same. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe uses Nwoye to demonstrate curiosity and rebellion among the Umuofian people, pre and post-colonial times. It states that it’s never wrong to be a little curious and to always live your life to what you want to make out of it.
The motif of curiosity is …show more content…
Nwoye’s character is there to show readers that there are certain individuals who are confused and not necessarily all accepting to the basic beliefs of their culture. He is a very innocent and curious young boy who finally has the chance to let go from his father’s control and lead his own life, the way he wants to. Nwoye is a character who demonstrates the other half, or the other side of balance in the Igbo culture. Throughout the story, they stress the importance of men and their role in society. They are expected to be very manly, brave and mentally and physically strong. There are some men who have acquired all these traits, and some men who haven’t. Nwoye is the rather, with his love for folk tales and his emotional understanding of others. Okonkwo stresses the importance of being manly to Nwoye, even when he clearly isn’t interested in the divided roles of gender. A father’s constant pressure to his son to become the best can ultimately lead to one’s definition of destruction. Achebe’s story highlights the importance of different roles among a society and the importance of balance between people with different ideas. It emphasizes unity and strength, even when people may not agree with some beliefs. Without structure in the world, things start to fall
The motif of curiosity is …show more content…
Nwoye’s character is there to show readers that there are certain individuals who are confused and not necessarily all accepting to the basic beliefs of their culture. He is a very innocent and curious young boy who finally has the chance to let go from his father’s control and lead his own life, the way he wants to. Nwoye is a character who demonstrates the other half, or the other side of balance in the Igbo culture. Throughout the story, they stress the importance of men and their role in society. They are expected to be very manly, brave and mentally and physically strong. There are some men who have acquired all these traits, and some men who haven’t. Nwoye is the rather, with his love for folk tales and his emotional understanding of others. Okonkwo stresses the importance of being manly to Nwoye, even when he clearly isn’t interested in the divided roles of gender. A father’s constant pressure to his son to become the best can ultimately lead to one’s definition of destruction. Achebe’s story highlights the importance of different roles among a society and the importance of balance between people with different ideas. It emphasizes unity and strength, even when people may not agree with some beliefs. Without structure in the world, things start to fall