"'But he says that our customs are bad, and our own brothers who have taken up his religion also say that our customs are bad. How do you think we can fight when our own brothers have turned against us? The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has a put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart'” (Achebe 176).
Part II- How is imperialism encouraged by patriotism, religion, &/or a sense of cultural/racial superiority in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart/the past?
Okonkwo arrives in Umuofia after his exile. His return to his native land was not as memorable as he had wished. Okonkwo did not recognize Umuofia with the new religion and government. He complains to Obierka about the white men. Okonkwo is quite upset and truly believes that the new institutions that are talked and thought about were evil. He is firmly convinced that the white men are harmful to Umuofia and Ibo people. The white men are easily able to use their religion to persuade the villagers in Umuofia.
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