This section will explain the two theories that have been used and how it relates to the theme of this study. The essence of this study is to determine how the British colonial system impacted on the indigenous socio-political system of the Igbo people of Southern Nigeria. Firstly‚ there will be a clear explanation of the usefulness of the theories of Imperialism and North-South relations to this study‚ followed by a subtle correlation with the theme of the study and finally how it applies here.
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many facets of Igbo culture through the life of Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s family life demonstrates the societal norms of gender roles and beliefs in their culture. In Achebe’s novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ the Igbo socially degrade women by economically and culturally leaving them dependent on their husbands‚ while Indian culture regards domestic violence as an imbalance of the pure and impure specifically in relation to gender‚ revealing the lack of respect for female life in both societies. Igbo culture relies
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the lgbo people lies in the south-eastern region of Nigeria. The geographical location of Igboland lies between the great River Niger and Cross Rivers State‚ with the Ibibio‚ Ijo‚ Igala‚ Idoma‚ and Edo as their neighbours. The ancient settlement at Igbo-Ukwu in Eastern Nigeria was an outpost for West African’s long-distance trade routes‚ one of which was the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The main items traded were gold‚ slaves‚ salt‚ cowry shells (the major unit of currency). Others are weapons‚ expensive
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influences changes‚ religious‚ social and economical aspects in the Igbo and the Iranian society. ‘Things fall Apart’ presents an African response to British imperialism in contrary to Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’‚ which presents African as “savage”. As said by himself‚ “until the lions produce their own historians‚ the story of the hunt will glorify only the hunter”‚ so his intentions are to defend the African‚ more specifically Igbo‚ culture that suffer from western inferior stereotypes. The novel
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| | |Early history of Nigeria | |Early Nigerian history relates to the period of history in Nigeria prior to the common era. Recent archaeological | | |research has shown[who?] that people were already living in Nigeria (specifically the Iwo-Eleru) as early as 11‚000 | | |BC and perhaps earlier at Ugwuelle-Uturu (Okigwe) in south-eastern Nigeria.[1] Microlithic and ceramic industries |F| |were
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all about how Western culture impacted Igbo society. Specifically‚ the character of Nwoye and his reactions to the introduction of European visitors‚ and the questioning of his identity thereafter shapes the overall theme that cultures have an inevitable death. Nwoye responds positively to the new Christian culture‚ consequently creating a conflict to the views of his native people. Okonkwo‚ the central character of the book‚ has harsh expectations of
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Fall Apart the igbo people were not very civilized. This is because the igbo people were fine with killing someone‚ they were fine with taking people as a trade‚ and the men were allowed to have many wives. In the beginning of the book a girl from the village was walking to the market and was killed. After this happened they presented an offer to the other village. They were to give them a strong man and a virgin woman. Okonkwo took in Ikemefuna. He became like a second son to
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“What is worrisome is not that we have all learned to think in English‚ but that our education devalues our cultures‚ that we are not taught to write Igbo and that middle-class parents don’t much care that their children do not speak their native language or have a sense of their history.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie‚ 2016 English has become the universal language in our 21st century and has thus come to assume a unilateral power over the discourses it has colonised. However‚ the importance of the
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Details of traditional Igbo government and social structure varied from place to place throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries‚ but its characteristic nature remained the same. The basic unit of Igbo life was the village group‚ and the most universal institution was the role of the family head. This was usually the oldest man of the oldest surviving generation. His role primarily involved settling family disputes‚ and because he controlled the channel of communication with the all-important
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nineteenth century in Africa‚ the time of white men ’s arrival to the desert land. Exactly then‚ Christian religion was first introduced in Igbo community and had a turning effect on the further life of Igbo people. Igbo tribe had its own language and beliefs that were followed for many years. The typical system which always explained the existence of Igbo people was no longer as strong as at times of its creation. Younger generation was unable to understand the violence which their parents had
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