Things Fall Apart Cultural Barriers

Succession in life begins with communication skills. Whether it be dialects, body language, or writings. In this novel, A man named Okonkwo, know as a legend in his village, was given a child, Ikemefuna, as a compromise for his father’s crime. Three years later the village decided to kill Ikemefuna because the gods felt he was unnecessary. Okonkwo decided that he wanted to be the one who killed him. Later on in the novel Okonkwo was exiled from his village for 7 years because he broke the rules of the Week of Peace. After his exile is lifted, he returns to find out his son, Nwoye, has converted to Christianity. His village is being taken over by these white men. In Chinua Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart, he uses the language barrier, cultural differences, and family bond to show the readers that communication is key in life to success.
In this novel, the use of language barriers creates complications in their village, Umuofia. For instance, when American students have foreign professors sometimes it may be difficult to understand, but it's not because they are
For example, people not knowing others cultural customs could lead to conflict between them. They wouldn't know how to respect them and their customs so something may be said about them or their beliefs that happen to disrespect them. In the novel Mr. Brown explains to Akunna that his religion is superior than his and that his beliefs are right. Mr. Brown explains that “there are no other gods, Chukwu is the only God and all others are false” (Achebe 138). This pertains to the use of cultural differences because it shows that some people don’t know how to respect other people and their beliefs. Everyone already just assumes that they have the same beliefs as themselves because we aren’t really taught to respect other