Thoughts On Things Fall Apart #2

Now that I've basically finished Things Fall Apart as I neared the end began to enjoy the book for what it was. I found interest in the relationship between each member of the family and how their relationship changes throughout the book. The change from within Nwoye as the novel progresses from a boy unable to defy his own father in the beginning to a man who abandoned his culture to convert to join the men oppressing and murdering his people. This is the complete opposite of Okonkwo who throughout the novel does not change. He keeps his morals intact and unchanging but this inability to change and adapt the new society brought by the white man is what ultimately causes his suicide. Okonkwo was unable to cope with his village becoming weak and feminine for not fighting back against the white man and his brash hotheaded attitude caused him to kill the head messenger. Nearing the end I actually began to enjoy reading the book than in the past few weeks and I really began to appreciate the detail of the Igbo society and the characters that Achebe created.