Blog post 13

War is also shown in things fall apart when a woman is killed in one of the near villages. War can be caused by the simplest things and in the end solves nothing. It often harms both sides of people. In things fall apart war is only thretened with. But so much as that harms the lives of both sides. Families loose children and okonowa is harmed when he has to kill the boy that nw calls him father. War can be shown in many ways, things fall apart shows a great example of this.

blog post 11 and 12

Global issues and colonization are shown in things fall apart. People colonizing is an important part of global issues. People take a place, rich with culture and traditon and turn it into somthing simmilar to what they know. Not seeing how they effect the people they colonize. This is wonderfully show in things fall apart.

Blog post 10

Holidays and celebrations are shown in things fall apart. The ibo tribes celebrate holidays for their gods, for their crops, new years, marrages and much more. holidays are one way people express gratitude for somthing the believe in or care about. And the tradition of it is shown many times in things fall apart.

Blog post 8

Culture is greatly shown in the book things fall apart. The ibo culture is different from ours, and very unique. This book shows that different cultures all over the world have differnet beliefs and ways of seeing thing than us, but they also have many simmalar ideas and beliefs. They all have religous beliefs and political veiws and rules. In things fall apart this is greatly shown.

Blog 7

Throughout the entire nectar in a sieve book change is happening, change in government, life style, weather. Change is all around them. change in gov. is shown at the beginning of the book, when Ruku talks about how her father no longer has power as the chief. And that the tax collectors now hold the real power. Change is weather is throughout the entire book, the many tsunamis, followed by the horrible drought, all causing a shortage of food, and over all chaos. Change is all around in Nectar in a sieve.

Blog 6

Hope is also shown in the Nectar, Rukmani has hope for her family. She hopes thatthey will be ok any be able to live through these hard times. When she is baren she hopes for children. Hpoe is well shown throughout the book. Without hope ruku would never survive the hardships that overcome her and her loved ones. Hope is all she had to hold on to, which is why she is a great example of hope.

Blog 5

In Nectar, belief is show in a different way. Ruku believes that you show strength by not asking for help when times are hard. But sticking it out till the end, and making the best of what you have. Kenny dose not agree with this, he questions and criticizes these beliefs because he doesn't understand them. Many people in the world put people down becouse of their belefs. Only because they do not understand them. This mistake is well shown in Nectar in a seive.