Thoughts So Far On Things Fall Apart...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe so far has been really interesting from the main character Okonkwo to the overall customs and beliefs that the Igbo society has. Okonkwo despises his father and if he sees any of his sons with those quality's he beats them out of them. Women in the Igbo society did not have much independence they were negotiated with the grooms family and were expected to tend to their husbands with the help of their daughters. What makes the main character Okonkwo so sad is his inability to show emotion in fear of being seen as weak. On the other hand his son Nwoye who Okonkwo believes is lazy and weak has doubts about the rules of his tribe. Hopefully along the novel Okonkwo learns that expressing your feelings and showing emotion does not make you weak.