Things Fall Apart By reading Things Fall Apart, it made me realize how much different the African culture is from the American culture. I knew the two cultures were not the same. I was very surprised at the way they perform ceremonies, and the reason they had the ceremonies, their beliefs as far as religion goes, the stories that were handed down from generation to generation that were told to taught lessons in life, and …showed first 75 words of 2515 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2515 total…Obierika asked the commissioner if his men could take his body down and bury it because it was an abomination for man to take his life and, could not be buried by a clansman (pg. 207). His body was evil and only strangers could touch it. Okonkwo was one of the greatest men who lived in Umuofia the white men drove him to kill himself and now he had to be buried like a dog (pg. 208)