Thursday, December 7, 2017
Things Fall Apart
In my opinion, the book Things Fall Apart has really opened my knowledge of recolonization throughout Africa. It also made me aware of just how different our present culture of America is different compared to that of pre-colonized Africa. For example, the children, In Things Fall Apart specifically Nwoye, Okonkwo's eldest son was expected from a young age by his father, Okokonkwo to be very manly and also, to do things such as hunting, etc. And, in our Modern American lives, kids are still being excused from certain crimes until the age of 18, when they are " fully-grown". Whereas in some tribes in recolonized Africa, such as the Yoruba, they expect you to take the same responsibilities at seven years of age. Another example of something that fascinated me when reading the book was when I found out that it was common for men to have more than one wife whereas in American society, it is against the law for men to have more than one wife. Also, the whole language compared to American English is completely different, even the names sound literally Out Of This World!
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I completely acknowledge that over time our society developed so much that it seems like our world and their world are two separate worlds. Back then the expectations they had are so diverse compared to the expectations in modern times. Also, sometimes I imagine myself being in ancient times and my life could've been so different if it weren't for all the innovations and expansion.
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ReplyDeleteThough I don't agree with all of the customs and values emphasized by the Igbo as to retain a clear disparity betwixt the roles of men and women, I acknowledge these practices were initially developed as to supposedly benefit the general public by maintaining order in society. Assuming early African society was more egalitarian, though, the way these original ideas changed over time was definitely for worse concerning female rights, instead resulting in vast sexual inequality, which I wish could have begun to phase out at an earlier time, as was the case in western Europe.
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