The New and Improved...?

So far, the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe has been a really interesting read,  shedding light on the single story of the African community. The people of Umofia live a very traditional life, following in the footsteps of their ancestors before them. When the missionaries come in and try to lure the Africans in to a whole new way of life, they are nothing but stunned and surprised by what has just come upon them  

Think about it. You and your family are living the cookie cutter lifestyle that all of your ancestors have followed for years and years before you. Now here comes some guy that doesn't even have the same skin color as you and he tells you that everything that you have ever believed in is false. All of your religious practices are false and mean absolutely nothing. How would you react? I know I would tell this missionary guy that he is nuts! Who does this guy think he is, barging in to my community and bashing every tradition and god that I have ever grown up believing in! 

It surprises me how relaxed the people of  Mbanta are when the Christians  arrive. For the most part, they seem very nonchalant about the whole thing and don't do that much to  stop it. Yah they give them the Evil Forest to build their church on, but you would think that they would do more. The people of Umofia are generally a more violent group so it shocks me that they didn't attack the Christians right off the bat.  I guess we will just have to see if the Mbanta people come back around to push the Christians out! 

Happy reading!!