In the novel, Oberieka was a close friend of Okonkwo who always used his intellect and reason to try to advice him in many instances. In the statement, “He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart, Oberieka meant that the white man has destroyed the social, cultural, religious and political fabrics that had held the Umofia village together for many centuries. In other words, Oberieka was saying that the white man has succeeded in changing their traditional culture (Achebe 5). The theme of clash of cultures in the novel applies Continue reading...