Thoughts on Things Fall Apart #2

At first this book wasn't very interesting to me but the arrival of Europeans and the Igbo community's response has captivated me. I didn't know that when Europeans brought Christianity to Africa that some people willingly converted, I thought it was only forced upon them. Nwoye has become especially interesting to read about because he's so unique in the way that he isn't like all the other men in his village and he acknowledges that. His independent and open-minded thinking is a refresher from the harsh masculinity we've witnessed throughout this book. I was happy for Nwoye when he converted to Christianity because I saw that he finally felt like he belonged somewhere and he fell in love with a religion which is something he'd never experienced before. I expected the Igbo people to react to their people converting the way they did, knowing how their strong beliefs are no matter how unreasonable they may be of course they would exile and demoralized the converts. Also it was surprising to see Okonkwo finally show worry and care for once. We know he's a man who thinks any type of emotional feelings are weak and disgraceful so to see him care so much for his daughter Enzima was unrecognizable of him. All in all my thoughts on Things Fall Apart have altered and I actually enjoy reading it now.