Things Fall Apart demonstrates the boundaries between the Africans and the Western colonizers. It shows that although Okonkwo and Obierika are close friends, they contrast in personalities, family relations, and attitudes towards change. Their attitude to change is an example of their many differences.
Instead, Obierika, along with the tribe, is forced to accept the changes to their culture. Okonkwo’s close friend, Obierika, shares the same dislike towards the change but isn’t as willing to fight them. In this novel, the main character, Okonkwo, resists changes brought about by the British missionaries.
During this time, missionaries from Great Britain arrived in Nigeria. Things Fall Apart is a novel written by Chinua Achebe that shows the conflicts in Nigeria during the nineteenth century.
