The first reason he gives is because he is a Christian. (1:3:33) To a sixteenth century audience this would stir a sort of villainy towards Shylock, but soon after the audiences hears Shylocks speech about how cruel Antonio is to Shylock. (1:3:98) This speech does a good job of evoking as much sympathy as possible from the audience, however little that may be in the sixteenth
I love how this story and the last 2 stories, Things Fall Apart and Marriage Is a Private Affair, all share the common theme of embracing Christianity. Eastman's "From the Deep Woods to Civilization” seems to embrace the religion much more so, however there are still questions as to why the Indian people should follow the ways of those who stole from them. The Indians also question why the Whiteman does not even follow their own religion faithfully so why should they? They feel that the second coming of Jesus Christ will punish the white man for failing to carry out His teachings. Throughout the story, Eastman challenges racism by comparing the values of white middle- and upper-middle-class men, as well as stereotypes of Native men.
It seems like they are involved with a lot of political issues before such as abortion, which they oppose but I can understand King’s confusion and frustation about his self entitlement to the church. He still loves the church it is just that they are part of the white moderate that say wait it will be fine instead of taking direct action like the church used to do. The church needs more spiritual leaders or movements for segregation because God would not think segregation is morally right. 4. He is sick of the White moderate the most because he had so much hope that they would help but disappointment is what happened and it is really sad to see that.
Later on in the first chapter, Achebe clearly states that "Age was respected among [Okonkwo's] people, but achievement was revered" (8). Unlike American society, where they respect people based on their age, Igbo culture deems that age is important, but accomplishments are highly valued because it has more value than age and one's achievements determines their fate. For example, Okonkwo was still young, but he had earned his respect from all his successes in his wrestling matches (8). This proves that even a young person can achieve the same level of respect as elders. The importance of this quote is that hard work is respected because
Many examples in the book made me consider perspectives that I had never thought of before. In my opinion, this book definitely stirred up a reassurance of my place in society and what can be done to liberate the oppressed. I believe the voices represented in this book can cause negative reactions from some churches because it goes against what is and has been normal. Churches would not really like to change the view of “white” Christ to be a diverse Christ of another race because it would change certain aspects and power. The church is called to be one diverse body of God, but as churches can remain dominant to one race, it becomes difficult to incorporate diversity into what already is established.
It showed to me that people no longer thought of the government’s approval when it came to informing future audiences of the historic events, which sparked some of the beginning of photojournalism. The photos represented more than what was shown; the photos had amore deeper political meaning, such as that although death and destruction of war is depicted there is hope and humanity among the masses. Also the photos of the outdoor mass really struck me because although there is nothing but devastation around them they still feel the necessity of faith, which tells me that the politics of the war must have also been influenced by religion. The photographers wanted to give a certain representation of their country during these dangerous times of war, in which they worked. The photos also show me the sacrifice of preservation, the story of how the photos traveled 6000 miles to finally be discovered and displayed for the entire world to see that these brave photojournalists gave their lives to
He exudes a faith that reaffirms his convictions to the societal standards, and is selfless just to prove that he is a genuine tribesman. Okonkwo is not an isolated character in this regard, since many other male characters were forced to conform to these cultural values in order to fit the societal jigsaw. This spirit coerced many in the Umuofia community to act contrary to their emotions, and rationale just to please their society. This dogmatic attitude crippled the reasoning of many Igbo tribesmen. A
Practices have changed in both religions, yet the Lutheran and Catholic remain present to this day. Since and before Reformation religions have constantly been changing to meet the ethics of the society that typically holds them and must always change in order to keep the people in the religion for personal or political gain. Although the Catholic and Lutheran reforms had many similarities, there were many differences. In contrast, the Lutheran movement did not believe that rituals and traditions would necessarily make one more likely to get into heaven. Great differences were also evident in the beliefs surrounding salvation.
More specifically, this investigation will discuss how these cultural traits are revealed in the interactions between the novel's main protagonist, Okonkwo, and his alter ego, Obierika. Achebe uses the dissimilarity between Okonkwo and Obierika to give the reader a more complete picture of Igbo-African society. Of the two, Okonkwo represents the main character, and Obierika is his foil. By doing so, he gives the reader insight on the Igbo concept of masculinity. Okonkwo is absolutely dedicated to the tribe's concept of manliness and when he was asked to aid in Ikemefuna's murder, he killed the boy himself because he did not want to appear “weak”.
The story revolves around the days of 1890, Nigeria. Alongwith his main motive of presenting a true account of African culture which has long been misrepresented by the colonial powers; Achebe also articulates the detailed narration of Igbo culture. He elongately illustrates their tradition; role of elders, picture of women or 'Agbala' and men with respect to the authority both of them enjoys, custom of marriage, the gods or priestesses, and whole lot of their ethics and rituals. Approaching towards the treatment of women in the Igbo society one can easily configure that the individuality of a woman is entirely missing. They are the mere puppets in hands of the men, who delivers the role set by the males of the society for them.