Thoughts About "Things Fall Apart" #2

    Fortunately, my feelings towards Things Fall Apart have remained the same. In my opinion, the book got even more interesting as the pages went by. At this point in the novel, it is safe to say that many characters have evolved over the course of the story, one most noticeable one being Nwoye. He went from being a shy boy who kept to himself due to fear of punishment, to a man who spoke his mind and was not afraid to share what he stood for. On another hand, throughout the novel, Okonkwo was displayed as the perfect definition of a "manly" man, at least in the Igbo ideals. I personally think that his actions at the end of the novel were anything but the actions of a "manly" man. The act of suicide just because he did not get what he wanted was not manly but nothing other than the act of a spoiled brat. Overall, the book was excellent in revealing every tradition, belief, and reason of the Igbo society before and during colonialism and I had a great time reading about it. There is no doubt that this novel is worth recommending to others to read outside of a classroom setting!