But native people think it is carried by Kitikpa, a god of smallpox. ... The native people use some eggs as sacrifices. ... (NYS Writers Institute, 1998) "He was born November 16, 1930, in Ogidi, in eastern Nigeria, the son of a mission-school teacher, one of the early converts to Christianity in his community." ... He thinks himself educated and thinks the native cult is superstitious. ... They only educated very few of the native people in the Western way, but didn't tell them how to integrate this new knowledge with their native culture. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The relationship between Okonkwo and his son Nwoye played a significant role in Things Fall Apart because it indicated another downfall of Okonkwo. ... Okonkwo was harsh with his son because he worried that Nwoye would end up like Unoka, Okonkwo's father. ... Throughout the book, the two became increasingly distant and Okonkwo's disappointment in his son became apparent. ... Although the Christian missionaries seemed to have a positive affect on Nigerian society with their aspiration to lend a helping hand, their motivations became deadly, even fatal to the lives of some native pe...

• Word Count: 1635
• Approx Pages: 7