In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe two different cultures clash; the Igbo tribe in Niger and the British that colonize them. The British aren't wanted at first but soon get people to join in the ways and became Christians. Some things were good changes and some were bad. A good amount of the igbo people didn't want the British there and weren't happy with the people who went over to them. It caused the tribe to fall apart. They argued with each other and became distant. Families fell apart or ignored family members because they left the tribe. Because people need to learn to understand each other and get along the author decides to teach us what happens when cultures clash and the differences cause troubles and terrible things begin to happen.
The author wants to teach us that just because people are different and have different religious ways or different ideas doesn't mean that they can't get along with each other. Cultures have lots of differences and similarities. In the book the British believed in God and the Igbo people believe in Chukwu or their own God in charge of all the lesser gods. These little gods are trees and things in nature usually and the Igbo believe in them while the British don't. I believe it's good to learn another culture. You don't have to believe or agree with everything they do but it's good to try and understand. He wants to teach us that understanding can create great things. It can combine two cultures and help create a friendship and understanding that couldn't be reached without that.
There are quite a few differences between the two cultures. That's why they seem to clash quite often on different subjects. The Igbo believe that rocks, trees, and other things in nature are gods and that Chukwu is the God of all the little ones. The British believe in one God and think that all the Igbo's little gods aren't real and they need to be taught correctly. The Igbo are taught there way and believe in it and the British believe...