Create a 3 pages page paper that discusses critical review of things fall apart by chinua achebe.

Create a 3 pages page paper that discusses critical review of things fall apart by chinua achebe. This led Okonkwo to fear failure and weakness. Anger at his father pushed him to work and build his wealth. to fight and show no weakness becoming one of the titled men in the tribe. He ruled his women in the same way, harsh and strict. His life changed when in one of the tribe rituals his gun accidentally fired which caused the death of one of his fellow tribe man. He was exiled to the place of his "Motherland." He stayed with the relatives and clan of his mother for seven years. There he learned their ways and again from nothing he was able to rise above the difficulties. He was able to regain his wealth and made preparations for his return to his "Fatherland." During his seven years of exile he learned that the white man has entered their clan and has divided them. This is when Okonkwo's best friend Obierika said that "we have fallen apart." The white man introduced religion and beguiled their kinsmen to join. After which the white man entered with his government. This is what Okonkwo saw when he returned. He wanted to fight the white man but there were no more warriors. With a handful of men he tried to make a statement at church but things got out of hand. They were brought to jail, mistreated and were later released but fined a large sum of money. Freed he tried again. Speaking to his clansmen, but when he was ordered to stop, he killed the head messenger with the blow from his machete. He then hanged himself.

Okonkwo and his kinsmen from his "Fatherland" treated women as property. Society, their clan, saw women as being replaceable, objects depicting wealth and stature, bargaining tools and lower in stature than men.

Women were replaceable in that when the wife of Ogbuefi Udo was killed by another tribe, they asked a girl replacement to be given to Udo (12). They no longer fought for the injustice of the death of a kinsman. When a replacement was given, all was well ans appeased. Okonkwo had three wives and was a man with title while the highest title in the clan was held by Nwakibie who had nine wives (18). Okonkwo wanted to attain the same wealth and prestige. The woman, therefore, is also counted as part of a man's wealth. The more wives he has, the wealthier he was (14). Women were also bargaining tools in terms of obtaining wealth in the form of the "bride price" (73). and, in terms of prestige and title. Okonkwo even asked his daughters not marry and wait until their return to Umuofia hoping that rich or men with title would court his daughters (173). Truly, women were considered lower than men. In a gathering at the house of Nwakibie women were only able to drink the wine after all the men had drunk twice as much (20).

In their homes, women were mere keepers of their house, child-bearers and servants to their husband (13). They are not allowed to question the actions of their husband. They should merely follow, as when Nwoye was told by Okonkwo to take charge of Ikemefuna (14). The woman has to do the bidding of the husband (133). or, suffer being beaten (36).

The brave warriors of Okonkwo's Fatherland in the latter part of the story all went his own way after the white man has brought in religion and a government. In the words of Obierika, "we have fallen apart."(176)

Compared to Okonkwo's kinsmen in his "Motherland," they retained their identity.