Things Fall Apart

Many countries throughout history have been devastated by colonialism. Everything ever known to these places was taken away from them. Today many of these places continue to struggle because of the colonialism that was once forced upon them. It was devastating and will continue to be to places stripped of their culture. When a place is stripped of its culture it is also stripped of its soul.

When a country is a victim of colonialism, they are no longer able to continue as they did before. These countries have to forget what they once had. This is proven in Things Fall Apart when it says, “Okonkwo was deeply grieved. And it was not just personal grief. He mourned for the clan, which he saw breaking up and falling apart, and he mourned for …show more content…
The European Christians would often force their religion upon the African villages. These Africans weren't allowed to make their own decisions, but were often told what to do by the newcomers. This is obviously presented in an encyclopedia that presents, “Traditionally, colonialism is understood to refer to an area of the world acquired by conquering the territory or settling it with inhabitants of the nation holding it in control, thereby imposing physical control over the region and its population”(Bennett 1). These Europeans quite often used force to make the Africans listen. The Europeans were not always peaceful as presented early in their arrival in the book Things Fall Apart. They usually forced the Africans to convert or threatened them. These threats were used to make the Africans convert to Christianity. It was fairly successful for the Europeans, but they weren't welcomed with open arms. If they would have proceeded peacefully they could have possibly been more successful. The effect of the Europeans is shown in Things Fall Apart when in shows, “A man can now leave his father and his brothers. He can curse the gods of his father's and his ancestors, like a hunter’s dog that suddenly goes mad and turn on his master. I fear for you; I fear for the clan”(Achebe 167). The book accurately shows the colonialism from the perspective of an African. Based on this

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