Throughout history there has been a desire for mainstream white culture to explore and expand into new areas with many different goals in mind. Many were seeking new lands that held untold riches while others were spreading cultural or religious beliefs in an attempt to gain support for their beliefs. Sometimes this was a welcome dependence on foreign companies bringing them new technologies and ideas to improve their lives. But it was equally likely that these new additions to their culture and society would have a negative effect, changing the lives of many people forever. Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart was a perfect example of the effect that new ideas and technologies can have on societies that have been isolated for generations and have created a unique culture and society because of it. There were many changes that occurred when the white explorers arrived in Niger. Umuofia Mbantu and other local clans have lived in an isolated society and culture for generations, giving them ample time to adapt and live in an efficient environment. They had developed many different religious beliefs from the white Christian culture that settled in the area. “You say there is a supreme God who created the heaven and the earth,” Akunna said during one of Mr. Brown's visits. "We also believe in Him and call Him Chukwu. He created the whole world and the other gods." (Achebe, 179). Even when they try to understand the Christian faith, their religious beliefs are so deep-rooted that they create communalities that don't actually exist. Akunna goes on to talk about how the many gods they worship are Chukwu's helpers because he can't do everything by himself. But that's exactly where the problem lies. By creating these gods to help Chukwu they are creating false ideals to worship witches who are against the Christian faith because they strictly believe in only one God. "There are no other gods," says Mr. Brown. "Chukwu is the only God and all others are fake. You carve a piece of wood like that and call it a god. But it is still a piece of wood." (Achebe 179). I find this conversation in the book very interesting and can show many differences in their culture. First Mr. Brown keeps trying to explain to Akunna how their religion is wrong and not logical. But Akunna keeps trying to explain how, even though they are different, they have things in common.