Umuofian Culture In Things Fall Apart

During this curriculum, our class read the book Things Fall Apart in order to learn about African culture and the influence of Europe in Africa. In the book, we follow the story and history of Okonkwo, who is a very exalted warrior and wrestler in the clan of “Umofia”. Okonkwo was a very powerful, wealthy, and highly respected member of the clan, who had an affluence of many different riches that the Umuofian people valued. As a leader of the clan, he had a very important view of the events of the colonization of Umuofia. In the book, he is exiled from his clan for committing a repulsive act, and he leaves for his motherland. While he is gone, the European influence grows until the clan has become weak against it. In the book, Okonkwo is a