Tuesday, September 23, 2008
things fall apart all the time in this book
The white men bring bad attitudes to the Ibo people who don't convert to their religion. This is present when a man kills twin babies and is sent to prison for it. There in the prison they beat him and make him do manual labor. The relationship to the people that convert is different and they are treated well and get to go to school. The British people view the Ibo people as ignorant and do not have the right religion that they are worshipping to. They feel this way because they don't have the same customs as they do. It is shown when Mr. Brown and Akunna try to persuade each other that their religion is better. Mr. Smith however was a different story and thought that the Ibo people were just plain evil and all he wanted to do is get rid of the Ibo ways of life. He shows this when he says that he thinks black and white and black is evil. Also the message people which also guard the prison treat the Ibo people with the most disrespect out of anyone and are constantly bringing pain and misfortune into the lives of the prisoners. This i bad because the Ibo people don't even know that they are committing crimes because they are just practicing their religion. Also the Ibo people can not understand the British because they do not speak their native tongue.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
things fall apart sometimes
Okonkwo refuses to show females virtues because he feels as if it is a weakness. He does not believe in women virtues because women to him are not as powerful as men, so it does not meet his standards.This one-sidedness creates problems in his life because he can not care for his family the way he should. Also he does not feel that it is right to be buried where you came from because he feels that women are not that important and belong to their husbands.Okonkwo needs to be more caring to his sons for sure because they are always getting put down and that may be the reason that nowye went to Christianity . Also Okonkwo can not handle getting kicked out of his village and does not show any compassion to his family about that it was his fault the reason why they got kicked out. In conclusion, Okonkwo needs to show some of his personal sides to get to be closer to his kids.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Things Fall Apart
The opinion i have about Okonkwo is that he is very inconsiderate about other people's feelings. I feel this way because he is always getting mad at his son because he is thinking that he is getting lazy when he might not be lazy but can't exceed his high standards. he also has to remember that if he is mean to his sons they will most likely not like him when they are older and he has passed,just like his father. Also when okonkwo beat his wife he never even thought of what her feelings were like and how that would affect her before he started to beat her on the week of peace. Although he really dislikes his dad and has strong feelings about what his father has done, he should still try to like him just because he is his father and was the one who made him to what he is today .In conclusion , he should try to think of his actions before he does them,because in the end it will pay off because he will know the consequences of his actions.
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