The Ibo Culture In Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart
Attention Getter: The Ibo culture is a old practice that the people in Southern Nigeria still practice today It's the second biggest old practices in the world.
Transitional Sentence: They have many different customs, traditions and beliefs.
Slope:Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a leader named Okonkwo, Okonkwo is a wealthy and well respected warrior of the clan of Umuofia. He goes through many hard decisions and hard times with his clan and his family.
Thesis: In The Ibo culture they have many rules, beliefs, traditions, and customs that they must follow to be in the clan.
A. Topic Sentence: In The Ibo culture they have some very different customs and traditions that they have to follow so they do not get kicked out of they village …show more content…
2. General Statement: Another belief they have in the Ibo culture is that they worship many Gods not only one. They also have their own personal Gods or called ‘chi’ to also help them get through life without any problems.
AWE: Sometimes when people don't know what to do they go to their ‘chi’ and ask, “At the most one could say that his chi or personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes his chi says yes also” (Chapter 4) Explanation: The quote shows that sometimes if they tell the ‘chi’ the answer then the ‘chi’ will also agree with them because the ‘chi’ knows best.
3. General Statement: Finally the Ibo also believe in their ancestors spirits and that they watch over them to protect them from bad spirits. Also in Ibo culture the spirits of their ancestors are consulted for almost every decision and even serve as judges in legal
Transitional Sentence: They have many different customs, traditions and beliefs.
Slope:Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a leader named Okonkwo, Okonkwo is a wealthy and well respected warrior of the clan of Umuofia. He goes through many hard decisions and hard times with his clan and his family.
Thesis: In The Ibo culture they have many rules, beliefs, traditions, and customs that they must follow to be in the clan.
A. Topic Sentence: In The Ibo culture they have some very different customs and traditions that they have to follow so they do not get kicked out of they village …show more content…
2. General Statement: Another belief they have in the Ibo culture is that they worship many Gods not only one. They also have their own personal Gods or called ‘chi’ to also help them get through life without any problems.
AWE: Sometimes when people don't know what to do they go to their ‘chi’ and ask, “At the most one could say that his chi or personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes his chi says yes also” (Chapter 4) Explanation: The quote shows that sometimes if they tell the ‘chi’ the answer then the ‘chi’ will also agree with them because the ‘chi’ knows best.
3. General Statement: Finally the Ibo also believe in their ancestors spirits and that they watch over them to protect them from bad spirits. Also in Ibo culture the spirits of their ancestors are consulted for almost every decision and even serve as judges in legal