Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart is the story of Okonkwo, a powerful man in his village in Africa. He has worked hard to overcome the family image his father ruined with his poor behavior, and he has had many successes in his life, but when he accidentally kills the son of another tribesman, he is punished by being sent away from his village for seven years. Then Christian missionaries arrive, and his entire village suffers an upheaval in cultural belief.

This book is an intriguing story of the way cultures can clash, the way conflicts between cultures can be resolved, and the way cultures change with the arrival of different cultures.