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    Unpiled Chi Quote: The Igbo culture relies on a man trusting his gut.  As the proverb says, "When a man says yes, his Chi says yes also" (Achebe 19). My Ideas: The Igbo people refer their Chis their own personal god. A man should trust his own gut and mind in the Igbo society and they know that his Chi will agree with what he do. This is also saying that men should be responsible for their actions because ofthe fact that their Chi will always agree with them and cannot change their mind.

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    The Igbo People

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    Traditional Belief of The Igbo People The Igbo homeland is located in Nigeria, Africa. The Igbo people are considered one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa. Before British colonial rule, the Igbo were a politically diverse group. The were divided into villages and clans. They had their own religion and culture viewpoints than other culture. Today, the majority of the Igbo people are Christian, although many also retain belief in their traditional religion. The Igbo religion is different now

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    The Igbo People

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    In Nigeria there are many group of people with different cultures and traditions. Every group of people has unique life style that makes them different from other group. In specific Igbo people have their own life style. The Igbo people are the largest ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria. They have lived in villages that surrounded by their farms. Igbo people believe in Ancestor. In Africa, ancestor worship is the universal in this continent. They have many different festivals, but the main festivals

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    Igbo People

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    Chinua Achebe he is able to portray the igbo people for who they really are. A complex advanced civilization, rich in culture, with artistic traditions, social customs, and are ultimately depicted as a harmonious part of nature. The ibo people were feared by all its neighbors , powerful in war, magic, and it's priest. But the igbo people were often depicted as savages by the europeans but realistically they where never a primitive culture. The igbo people had a strong belief for their gods in chapter

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    The question of civilization is central to the conflict between the Igbo and the British. The idea that the British were responsible for "civilizing" the tribe because they were “savages” (according to the colonizers) was because the Igbo people had a very different society from the British. This catalyzed the colonization of the Igbo. Since Igbo societies were structured on paganistic beliefs instead of monotheistic beliefs, they functioned differently from societies in Europe. Because of

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    The world is affected everyday by culture and religion in all situations possible and it always will end up having a negative or positive effect on the people involved and the world as a whole. Throughout the book, we really see that culture has a huge affect on the village and the Igbo people. Through the book, we see The Igbo People have been represented both negatively and positively through the cultural differences by their own personal beliefs throughout the book. The Negative aspect of this

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    One of Achebe’s main points in the novel is that the Igbo people had their own complex traditions, beliefs, and culture before the arrival of the Europeans. He does this by including proverbs, as well as descriptions and examples of their: established social hierarchy, value system, devotion to gods and ancestors, emphasis on hard work and and personal achievements that define masculinity, rituals of harvest, and their democratic government consisting of the Council of Elders, the egwugwu, the

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    major part of a cultural identity. Different cultures speak different ways. The Igbo people spoke differently than the missionaries. In the bible, at the tower of Babel everything got mixed up at some point. The languages that are spoken today can slowly fade away. Their culture is how they live their life. These texts that were examined had many different ways people lived their lives. In Things Fall Apart, the Igbo people spoke in Nigerian. When the missionaries came, there were major conflicts.

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    depicts a rough transition for the Igbo people as the Christians try to convert them to Christianity. The Igbo people have such a rich culture that it is very deeply rooted into their lives. Many of the Igbo people had a fear of losing their traditions, while some welcomed the Christians with open arms due to the tradition making them feel put aside, like the men that were not manly, known as “outcasts.” The Christians came to colonize the Igbo people and change the Igbo civilian to be under Christian

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    personal life achievements and emotions to the town of Umuofia as its people split, and perhaps the biggest thing to fall apart, the very culture of the Igbo people. One could focus on any one of these topics and trace the complexity of it's fall from previous glory to the eventual ruin at the end of Achebe's novel. Studying the overall book provides a much more interesting conclusion, however, than simply tracking the different ways people or the town change, as instead it is possible to gain insight into

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