but he also wants to have a high standing in the Ibo society for himself.Overall I think that Chinua Achebe did a good job of painting a picture of atraditional African society. Many people, especially people from western countries, haveno idea of what life is like in an African tribe. I would say that the strength of this bookwas the picture that it painted of the Ibo society. Achebe included several different pointsof view of live in African society. The two different points of view that stick out in mymind are that of Okonkwo and Oberika. Oberika is a good friend of Okonkwo, but thetwo lead very different lifestyles. Okonkwo is very masculine, while Oberika could beconsidered more feminine. Okonkwo believes that the Ibo tribe needs to go to war withthe missionaries and drive them out. Oberika feels otherwise and thinks that the twogroups can coexist happily.Achebe also presented many different issues which are important to Africansocieties. Many of the customs and beliefs that are important to a African tribe weredifferent to me. One of the main beliefs was the belief that twins were considered outcastsand they were put into the evil forest. But I feel that the way African tribes treat a personwho kills a clansman is fair. In American society it seems that many people have beensomewhat desensitized to murder. It happens so often that people don't think much aboutit unless it directly affects them. In African societies this it the worst crime that a personcould commit and will always end up in death for the person who committed the crime. So some of the customs and beliefs in an African society I have a hard time accepting,while others I can easily identify with.From reading this book I learned a lot about what it is like to live in a traditionalAfrican society. I must admit that I didn't know much about African societies beforereading this book, and most of what I believed turned out to be false. Many people wouldcons...
