Specified quotes from Things Fall Apart by Chinua...

Things Fall Apart: Quote Hunt Mood. -After Nwoye is lured into the Christian religion and abandons his culture and family, Okonkwo is ashamed and states, you have all see the great abomination of your brother. Now he is no longer my son or your brother. I will only have a son who is a man, who will hold his head up among my people (172). Nwoyes father disowns him only because he chooses a path untraditional to his culture. The serious, frustrated, and unhappy mood that is created in Okonkwos statement gives the reader an idea of how much the Ibo culture values tradition, choice, and family. -When Nwoye is informed of Ikemefunas death, the narrator states, a deathly silence descended on Okonkwos compound...throughout the day,†¦show more content†¦Achebes message is that fear is only developed though silence of feelings and words. The danger of silence is the words and emotions are neither told nor shared, so a persons weakness is unknown until expressed. -While talking about the Christians and how the gods fight their own battles, on man states, When a man blasphemes, what do we do? Do we go and stop his mouth? No. We put our fingers into our ears to stop us hearing. This is a wise action. Okonkwo chimes in and states, If a man comes into my hut, what do I do? Do I shut my eyes? No. I take a stick and break his head. That is what a man does (158). Okonkwo wants to silence anyone who talks nonsense or disagrees in his actions. Society says that if a person hears or sees something irritating, then he or she should tune it out. Okonkwo displays that silence can be used as a weapon of offense and defense. -When Okonkwo and the other detainees return from the prison, the narrator describes the scene: they walked silently...the village was astir in a silent, suppressed way (199). Achebe delineates the discontent of the Africans through their silent, and to a point, negative emotions. Although the prisoners returned from the prison, Achebe tries to show that a transition between cultures caused high tensions too precarious to be expressed. Father/Son Conflict. -The relationship between