Things Fall Apart

Through the first few chapters of Things Fall Apart were quite interesting. The story so far talks about the Igbo culture. We get to see how different their life is living from modern times. The relationships between the tribe's people was very intriguing to see because it was quite complex. The men in the tribe play a more dominant part in society than the women which is quite a difference from modern times. I find it interesting that in the book, the cultures values were for men not to show feminine like qualities and for the women they were like trophies that had to obey their husbands at all times. This backwards mindset shows a dark light on traditional cultures. The relationship between Okonkwo and Ikemefuna was sad since they both had a father/son relationship; however, Okonkwo killed him. I feel like this will come back later in the story as this incident affected many people in the tribe who knew Ikemefuna. The Igbo culture is a tough, male dominant civilization portrayed in this book.