because the white men came in the of umuofia
The villagers use cowries as currency.
The death of Ekoli who had claimed to kill the Giant Python stops the ostracizing of the Christians. After this death, the villagers believed that their gods were still fighting the battles for them.
The people in Things Fall Apart are villagers of the Igbo tribe.
No such event happens. However, Okonkwo does argue against leaving the Christians alone.
Supposedly, Okoli had killed the sacred python. The village meets to decide what to do about the Christians, and they decide on ostracizing the Christians. The village men drove the Christian women away from the stream, the quarry and the markets. Okoli died that day, and the villagers allowed life to continue without harassing the Christians.
The rules of the villagers in Things Fall Apart demonstrate their complex social structure, code of conduct, and system of governance. They have established norms for justice, conflict resolution, and leadership, showing a level of organization and sophistication. These rules indicate that the villagers are not uncivilized but have a structured society with its own laws and traditions.
The villagers in "Things Fall Apart" were fearful and distraught at the coming of the locusts because they knew it signified a period of hunger and devastation. The locusts' arrival disrupted the normal rhythms of life and agriculture in the village, causing great concern among the villagers.
Mr. Kiaga was a Christian missionary who came to the village in "Things Fall Apart." He made the villagers laugh when he referred to their gods as "wooden dolls and false gods." This was seen as disrespectful and amusing to the villagers who held their gods in high regard.
In Umufia, the three things that contribute most to things falling apart are: internal conflict among the villagers, the influence of colonialism and the arrival of the British missionaries, and the violation of traditional customs and values.
Christians? Converts? The question seems to answer itself.
Okonkwo was ashamed of his father Unoka, whom other villagers laughed at and did not respect.
The villagers were taught by their gods to respect other people and to not harm them unnecessarily. This is highlighted in the story of Abame, and the subsequent tale of Mother Kite, the young duck and the chick.