Imperialism In Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart
Imperialism- The policy of extending the rule of authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries; or of acquiring or holding colonies of independencies (Random House Western College Dictionary).
In my view, imperialism is gaining control over foreign objects. Imperialism embodies superiority in three areas, cultural, social and economic domination. These tree areas are relevant in the play "I Will Marry When I Want" by Ngugi Wa Thiongo and Ngugi Womiri. The theme of the play is how imperialism affects a foreign country's government, culture and society in negatively. In this case, Europeans are the imperialists who acquired Kenyan’s territory. Wa Thiongo and Womiri used the characters to express this idea; three
He makes the audience question Christianity by pointing out how not all Christians attend church and how come those who are wealthy and pass away are still prayed for at church. Gicaamba is also a factory worker, this way the audience relates to him; most Kenyans work at factories. His song in Act 1 illustrates the social frustration being caused by being over worked and the poverty that Kenyans faced. Their low wages are not enough money to make a living. This causes hunger and lack of health maintenance for families of Kenyans which leads to social frustration. Establishing churches also annoys Kenyans because they don’t believe in the church. This violates the Kenyans'
One of the reasons why Kioi is wealthy is because he works with Europeans to make profit. This shows how Kenyans work against their own people. Kioi's actions and language represent economic domination, which is what missionaries are doing to Kenyans. He convinced Kiguunda to join the church, so he managed to convert Kiguunda and Kioi also acquired Kiguunda's one and a half acres of land; leaving Kiguunda and his family economically unstable. This is an example of what colonizers are doing to Kenyans' territories and worth. They have the country in poverty by controlling the wages and medical benefit of the workers. They also control the resources produced by owning large amounts of land. Kioi and the colonizers have similar characteristics in which both take advantage of their workers by not paying fair wages. Kioi and the colonizers own most of the banks, hospitals, farms, and fields so they control what is done with that profit. Besides, they send most of the profit to Europe, leaving Kenyans' economy low. Imperialism is clearly the message of "I Will Marry When I Want." Gicaamba, Kiguunda, and Kioi paint a clear picture of imperialism. Gicaamba represented social frustration in most of the Kenyans families. Kiguunda represented the effect imperialism has in their culture and