Topic > Analysis of Things Falling Apart - 572

Looking at different cultures makes us all believe that ours is the right one, no matter what. I feel like we think our culture is the right one because that's how we were raised and what we learned about. In the book “Things Fall Apart” the writer wants everyone who reads the book to see a different culture or social group. Wanting everyone to look at a foreign society and increase its value for what it is without anyone judging their practices from the perspective of a different social group. You have to really look into this book to find the ethnocentrism in it because it's hard for us to spot it since it's not the same as what we would normally see and choose. There are many intangible thoughts about rigid social structures and femininity. and masculinity in the book that recounts the different gender relations in the Ibo village. Being feminine in the book refers to being spontaneous, weak, unfavorable, hostile, or impulsive. However, being masculine in the book refers to being a strong man, always positive and in favor of life itself. The women are...