Things Fall Apart

While reading Things Fall Apart I began to see the dynamics of the Ibo culture and how it is very different from what we would consider the norm. For example, we pride ourselves that we created a society solely based on the one's abilities and not their gender. This is not the case for the Ibo people where it is a male dominated society and the women only duties are to bare children and fulfill their pleasure of their husbands. Another thing that I notice is that males are expected to an honorable life by not showing any attachment and emotion. They believe that those who possessed these traits can be seen as a weakling and is looked down upon. We can see this come into play throughout Okonkwo's relationship and his family. He little attention to his three wives and shows no emotion to his children, even to his daughter Ezinma.