Achebe shows us a culture that is on the brink of change. Within the story we discover how the reality of change manifests itself on different characters and what the consequences of their actions are. Just as in real life Africans resisted the conquest of their country by whites, Achebe implements the same idea with the use of different characters. Okonkwo, for example, is completely against the new political and religious education that has affected his clan. He feels that a real man does not change his opinions and beliefs for the opinions and beliefs of another man. He sees it as a sign of weakness. As we see throughout the novel, Okonkwo's fear of losing his title and status further distances him from the idea of changing and adapting to the new religion. Achebe shows us how there will always be those who fight against change, but in the end the strongest religion will take over and transform the others. Unfortunately for him, Okonkwo finding out that his clan is converting hurts his heart and he finds complete weakness in his clan. Achebe ties together the themes of change and masculinity very well, and both themes support each other in every way. In reality, many Africans resisted the colonizers who attempted to destroy their religion, but the colonization was not as severe as that presented by Achebe in his novel. “The groups strongly resisted the advent of the Europeans
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