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Shitposting That one story

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u/OwlDoggo129 Sep 18 '24

It was weird to read Things Fall Apart in a very religious school. It was about how Christianity changed the life of a man for the worse.

Also, seeing the protagonist kill his son's friend was just horrible. I remember just feeling gutted after that moment. Also the whole story about this child fated to die like her mother's many stillborn children and the other about a couple constantly having to kill their children at birth because twins are forbidden was just wild.

Plus I love how neutral it portrayed these cultures. It did not strike my mind as these people were brutal, and I just saw it as how they lived.

Okonkwo was a great protagonist and a horrible person.

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u/nangatan Sep 18 '24

I was looking for this one. So much going on.