Things Fall Apart #2

      Within part two of Things Fall Apart, we see that Nwoye is drawned to Christianity and Okonkwo infuriated by his feminine actions. It was expected for Nwoye to convert due to his mellow nature compared to his clan's unethical ways of abandoning twins and mutilating ogbanje children. Nwoye felt like an outcast in society for expressing himself, his ideas, and his opposition to Umuofia's laws. He sees the church as refuge to those similar as him, outcasts either for being an osu or not having any titles. Within the church, the outcasts were all considered equal under God and it gave comfort to many including women who were forced to send their twins to exile in the Evil Forest. The number of converts increase due to the missionaries pointing out the fallacies in Igbo society. In one chapter, the clan leaders gave land from the Evil Forest to the missionaries, believing that they'll receive punishment; however, the missionaries were unaffected by this which makes the Igbo people question their gods. By cutting all ties from his culture and native religion, Nwoye causes Okonkwo's hard earned titles and prestige to mean nothing. At the end of chapter seventeen, Okonkwo has became no different than his father who he had tried to distance himself from. In part two, we see that Christianity had began to diffuse into the clans ultimately causing people to neglect their culture and their kinship bonds as we see between Okonkwo and Nwoye.