Women's Role Of Women In Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe

Things Fall Apart is an African story that tells of the upbringing of many of characters in the novel through stories leading up to the onset of the “White men” ruining their peace and society. The stories that stand out the most, that are not fully brought about in the novel, are the ones that involve the women within the society. The Umuofia women play vital roles of education, social, and religious need in this understanding novel by Chinua Achebe. Thus leading to the rise and fall of the Umuofia society. In the Igbo community and culture, women had many roles and duties. Women have tasks comparable to those of men but they also engage themselves in making meals, washing clothes, housekeeping, bearing and raising children and agricultural
One in particular scares Okonkwo within the story. The women perform the role of priestess, thus It is stated that during Okonkwo's boyhood, the priestess in those days was woman called Chika. Chika was a god full of power and was greatly feared among the members of the Ibo tribe. In the novel, there is no point where Okonkwo is seen as a pleader with any woman, whatever the reason. The fact that Okonkwo is threatened by a goddess to give her his daughter is enough to say that women have a priestess power that has allowed them to rule over men and make final decisions (UK). Thus portraying that women had a higher role in society due to the fact that they were feared by society for if the people did anything wrong they would be
The Umuofia women play vital roles of Education, Religious and Social need in this understanding novel by Chinua Achebe. Thus leading to the rise and fall of the Umuofia society. The role of women can be overlooked in any basic novel or society because of the need for men to be dominant and have the highest role in society. If we look at it from a non-siding viewpoint, we see that there is a balance. Without the men, there wouldn’t be order and there wouldn’t be a lot of safety or cultural needs. On the other hand, without the women and their roles, there wouldn’t be that great or education. Little education then equals little knowledge of religion or family rights. Without the women, there wouldn’t be the children to hold the rights and take part on the legacies of their fathers or ancestors before them. With that being said, women have the exact same role as men in the society but the mens role is just more pronounced due to the fact that the book was in fact based on the rise of Okonkwo throughout the