What Are Examples Of Cultural Displacement In Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is a classic postcolonial text. It shows what happens in Okonkwo’s life and how the igbo people viewed him as what a great warrior he was. For example, he struggles with cultural changes and his own status within his society. Furthermore, his fatal flaw affects who he is as a high social status,positive and negative qualities he has. Cultural displacement shows colonialist ideology which is how the British thought they were better than the Igbo people. Along with how the Igbo people had consequences by the British. The colonizers believed that there whole culture was highly advanced and ignored the religion,customs,and codes of the Igbo. Which eventually the village falls apart due to okonkwo fatal flaw.
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Cultural displacement affected Okonkwo's downfall. What affected Okonkwo the most was the missionaries, they made him go through something terrible. For example,“ The six men ate nothing through that day and the next. They were not even given any water to drink,and they could not go out to urinate or go into the bush when they were pressed. At night the messengers came into taught them and to knock their shaven heads together.” This shows how the colonizers treated Okonkwo and the igbo people very bad and later affected Okonkwo. Another part that affects Okonkwo’s downfall would be: “ Mr.Brown’s mission grew from strength to strength,and because of its link with the new administration it earned a new social prestige.” Mr.Brown is a terrible white colonizer, he convinced the igbo people to believe in christianity not only that but he is weakening the clan. He also decides to build a school and hospital so that the colonizers look like they care.“ In the end Mr.Brown’s arguments began to have an effect.” Mr.Brown actually succeeded by changing the igbo beliefs,more people went to his school but he encouraged them with gifts. Many of them even worked on their farms. Cultural displacement really affected Okonkwo
Cultural displacement affected Okonkwo's downfall. What affected Okonkwo the most was the missionaries, they made him go through something terrible. For example,“ The six men ate nothing through that day and the next. They were not even given any water to drink,and they could not go out to urinate or go into the bush when they were pressed. At night the messengers came into taught them and to knock their shaven heads together.” This shows how the colonizers treated Okonkwo and the igbo people very bad and later affected Okonkwo. Another part that affects Okonkwo’s downfall would be: “ Mr.Brown’s mission grew from strength to strength,and because of its link with the new administration it earned a new social prestige.” Mr.Brown is a terrible white colonizer, he convinced the igbo people to believe in christianity not only that but he is weakening the clan. He also decides to build a school and hospital so that the colonizers look like they care.“ In the end Mr.Brown’s arguments began to have an effect.” Mr.Brown actually succeeded by changing the igbo beliefs,more people went to his school but he encouraged them with gifts. Many of them even worked on their farms. Cultural displacement really affected Okonkwo