Africa was seen as an uneducated continent and very little was known by the Westerners about its land or people. Their culture was based on religion and nature. They worshipped many different gods and goddesses who represented every aspect of the nature, living and non living. According to the tribes, everything was living and should be respected.

I’ve learned that the people in Africa lived in harmony with Nature. This is shown by the many references to nature in the novel. Some examples include: Okonkwo’s fame had grown like a bush fire in the harmattan, he drank palm win from morning till night and his eyes were red and fierce like the eyes of a rat when it was caught by the tail and dashed against the floor, he felt like a drunken giant walking with the limbs of a mosquito, and the earth burned li

The Proverbs in the novel also depicted their spirituality. "When a man says yes, his ‘chi’ says yes also." The chi in Igbo ideology is the guardian spirit granted to every individual at the time of birth and is part of the individual’s spirit. According to their tradition, the chi is entirely responsible for the fortunes and misfortunes of each person. Therefore, when Okonkwo strove for prosperity, his chi agreed. Yet, when he became aggressive, his chi disagreed and led to his downfall.

I also found some of his Proverbs to concern the tribe’s power and politics. This was especially evident during the colonization. "If one finger brought oil, it soiled the others," showed the spread of anarchy in the tribe after the white man appeared.

Colonization was a major factor in destroying what was left of African civilization. In Things Fall Apart, that is exactly what the Igbo tribe was afraid of. When the British began to colonize Nigeria, they took away many important aspects of there culture and replaces them with their own. There was a definite clash of cultures. The British implemented their own government, religion, court system, etc. Whatever culture the tribe had was diminished.

Achebe also describes the society . One example is the phrase "mother supreme" which is used to explain how the society’s mothers are regarded with respect. When a man has misfortune he seeks comfort at his mother’s place. This was shown when Okonkwo was exiled and he goes to his mother’s village, Mbanta.

I found it very interesting how Ekwefi attempts to save the children by the name she gives. For example, nine die before her daughter survives. So, Ekwefi tries to break the cycle with a naming system: Onwumbiko "Death I implore you", Ozoemena "May it not happen again", and Onwumna "Death may please himself".

More cultural evidence is in the description of Okonkwo’s obi and shrine, which tells us something about their architecture. Other tales which gives meaning to their culture include: their human sacrifices, mutilation of a diseased Ogbanje child, the Osu practice, the belief in juju medicine, the spir

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