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Women were treated as possessions of males. They took care of the home, and were not invited to town meetings. Their responsibilities were to their husband and then to their children. They did the cleaning, cooking, and minor farming. The first wife would be in charge of the household, and would be able to direct the other wives as well be the only other person to wear the titles of her husband.
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∙ 13y ago
In "Things Fall Apart," women are often depicted as having lower status compared to men within the Igbo society portrayed in the novel. They are typically relegated to domestic roles and lack significant decision-making power. However, it is essential to recognize that the novel also showcases the strength and resilience of women in various aspects of Igbo life.
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∙ 10y agoThis is a complex question.
- Societal norms
In Igbo society women had specific roles to fill and identities to take, particularly those of a wife. It was not expected that a man would beat his wife, but it was not unexpected either. Also, if a woman did not fulfill her role properly, she might be beat by her husband either out of anger or a desire to force her back into this role.
- Human nature
People in general get angry and may hit each other. This is very prevalent in spousal assault.
3. Accurate depiction of life
Chinua Achebe wrote about such things because they happened. Indeed, female abuse continues to happen in the world today and it is only by talking about it and then acting upon conclusions reached that things will change. Writing about such things helps bring awareness to these issues. Writing about such things also provides information for historians.
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∙ 13y agoWomen are responsible for many things in the Igbo culture. Their duties are nearly identical to men but they also include housekeeping, farming, bearing and raising children, washing clothes, and making meals. They also participate in courts, the market, and worship of the gods.
They are implied to be generally passive to their husband's will.
Other women also become priestess of the gods, such as the priestess to the Oracle of Agbala.
They do not get as honourable funerals, and they are somewhat treated as property of a man.
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∙ 12y agoyes, all people ,especially Okonkwo, beleived this in precolonial African society
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