Okonkwos Disagreement of Christian Religion - 993 Words

Ouphone Bounsourath Dr.Jackson H.S. English 2: Per.1 May 19, 2010 Okonkwo’s Disagreement of Christian Religion The Christian religion believes in one God, the God is the father of all children in humanity. Chinua Achebe describes the impact of Christianity towards the Ibos of Umuofia in his historic novel Things Fall Apart. In a land where ancestral spirits hold powers to the Ibos, it settles in section three when Mr.Brown (the father of the Christian church) preaches the Christian faith by using a translator towards the Ibos. An Ibo with title, Okonkwo, builds up anger towards the Christian religion when he views his people of Umuofia changing their ways of the beliefs of ancestral spirits, transitioning those beliefs to the†¦show more content†¦Unlike the other leaders, Okonkwo lies awake, thinking of his revenge towards the Christian church. He began to think of war, if Umuofia decides on war towards the Christian church, all would be well. But if the Ibo’s chose to become cowards he would go alone, and avenge himself. Okonkwo states, â€Å"Isike will never forget h ow we slaughter them in the war, we killed twelve of their men and they kill only two of ours, before the end of the fourth market week they were suing for peace, those were days when men were men† (chapter 24 page. 200). Okonkwo makes that statement to describe that the clansmen of Umuofia should not be afraid of death, but yet let their enemies be afraid of the bloodshed of their own death. He believes that going into war with the Christian church would not only help maintain his vengeance, but also provide the fact that he was not afraid, but only became fearsome even more when entering into battles. The town crier held a meeting at the market place to discuss to beginning of war to all the clansmen of Umuofia. Once the meeting became settle, five court messengers from the church enter the market place and order the meeting to stop. The man who has spoken out of the five messengers was slit by the head with Okonkwo’s machete. The drip of blood that has lain on his machete is wiping away with the sand on the ground. With the one of the court messengerShow MoreRelatedCharacter Analysis Of Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart917 Words   |  4 PagesFirstly, as Okonkwo’s first born son, Nwoye was expected to set an example for his younger siblings, however, Nwoye was the opposite of what Okonkwo expected from a son of his. â€Å"Nwoye was then twelve years old but was already causing his father great anxiety for his incipient laziness. At any rate thats how it looked to his father, and he sought to correct him by constant nagging and beating. And so Nwoye was developing into a sad-faced youth.† (Achebe 13,14. Para. 2). Due to Okonkwo’s repeated andRead MoreChinua Achebe s Things Fall Apart2050 Words   |  9 Pagesnot take kind to this new religion and whoever takes up this new religion is considered weak to Okonkwo. 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