In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe there is a character that contains bits and pieces all the strong male characters. This character takes all the bits and pieces and comes together as a very successful character, physically and emotionally. The character of Obierika is a complex one, he is strong yet compassionate, wise but young, some say he is the “better” version of the main character Okonkwo or his foil. Obierika’s ability to adapt to the change and the collision of cultures throughout the novel him to survive the Westernization of the tribe whereas Okonkwo did not. Throughout the book Obierika does not appear too often but when he does his words exchanged with Okonkwo leave the reader with something to think about. To
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Brown joins the tribe, bringing with him the Westernized religion of Christianity. During this time Okonkwo is in the middle of a 7 year banishment, so Obierika is the top warrior of the Ibo tribe. Obierika and the decision-making elders allow the white, British, missionary, Mr. Brown to come into the village. Even when the tribe has been informed that a sister tribe, Abame, has been wiped out after a white man came to the tribe and was killed later bringing a whole group of white men to kill the tribe. Obierika realized that he could not stop the changing ways if he wanted to …show more content…
The significance of the character, Obierika in the novel Things Fall Apart , is to be the foil to the character Okonkwo. All throughout the book in difficult situations the reader is often shown or given a hint at how the men handle the conflict differently. Obierika was just as strong in battle as Okonkwo, even more so actually, the two were very similar in every way physically, yet emotionally Obierika was far superior. He showed that without a healthy life and state of mind that has you striving emotionally and physically, you simply will fall apart. When life delivers blow after blow, struggle after struggle only the well rounded individual can
Brown joins the tribe, bringing with him the Westernized religion of Christianity. During this time Okonkwo is in the middle of a 7 year banishment, so Obierika is the top warrior of the Ibo tribe. Obierika and the decision-making elders allow the white, British, missionary, Mr. Brown to come into the village. Even when the tribe has been informed that a sister tribe, Abame, has been wiped out after a white man came to the tribe and was killed later bringing a whole group of white men to kill the tribe. Obierika realized that he could not stop the changing ways if he wanted to …show more content…
The significance of the character, Obierika in the novel Things Fall Apart , is to be the foil to the character Okonkwo. All throughout the book in difficult situations the reader is often shown or given a hint at how the men handle the conflict differently. Obierika was just as strong in battle as Okonkwo, even more so actually, the two were very similar in every way physically, yet emotionally Obierika was far superior. He showed that without a healthy life and state of mind that has you striving emotionally and physically, you simply will fall apart. When life delivers blow after blow, struggle after struggle only the well rounded individual can