Achebe Final Writing

3.) I think that Okonkwo is a victim in this story due to the pressure of the war with the British and with his tribesman's inability to bring themselves to fight against the new religion. The reason I think he killed himself is that he knew that a war between his tribe and the British missionaries would never come. Meaning he would never be able to continue a normal life by his standards so, in a sense, his world would be meaningless.

Becuase he saw no other option to get his life back on track the only thing he could do, apparently, was to commit suicide and to save himself from the embarassing laziness of his failing tribe. As well as the gods anger with his tribes unwillingness to fight to save their own culture and values. In doing so he may have hoped to start anew in the afterlife and allow him to do the fighting and the labor that he loved to do.

~~African Culture~~

The continent of Africa contains 53 countries, the Sahara Desert, and is home to the mountain of Kilimanjaro which happens to be Africa's tallest mountain. I think it's interesting to know that Africa has so many of the world's largest landmarks such as the desert, the mountains, and two of the largest sources of water in the world, the Nile River, which stretches for nearly 4,132 miles and Lake Victoria which covers nearly 26,560 square feet of land and is the second largest lake in the world. Africa even has a waterfall that is very similar to our Niagara Falls. Africa's Victoria Falls are nearly 1 mile wide and 355ft tall with a water spray visible up to 30 miles away making it one of the most spectacular views in Africa.
Nearly 2,000 different languages are spoken by nearly 3,000 of the different ethnic tribes in Africa, most of the languages are derived from a form of Arabic, which is one of the many reasons I believe Africa is one of the most diverse continents in the world. Why they didn't just agree on around 10 languages, I don't know. But it makes you wonder if anyone has taken the time to actually learn all the dialects of the African cultures?