While reading Things Fall Apart in the beginning of the book; let’s say the first three chapters of the book it was really hard for me to grasp the concept of the book. I did not really enjoy the book until chapter four. I think this was because of all the African terms he used throughout these chapters and the entire book I didn’t know what they meant and couldn’t pronounce them, I became frustrated. But as I continued to read I began to enjoy the book and understood what point Chinua Achebe was trying to get across. As I continued to read I saw how things changed dramatically when the Europeans came into the story. How religion was at first presented then government was forced on the people from Umuofia. The point of view in this novel is outstanding in the sense that it makes you see what it’s like to be forced to change by a man you know nothing of. For you it lies only two paths on which to chose like Okonkwo you either accept it and give in or rebel and fight back to what you believe in and know. I think what makes this book stand out and apart from the rest is that Achebe gives us the sight into what it’s like to live in an Ibo village. For so many years people have written stories that the Africans were savages with no sense what so ever and when the Europeans came the Africans were ungrateful and because of their ignorance the Europeans had to use violence and force to teach them. But with Things Fall Apart we can clearly see that these people were not uncivilized but just had different beliefs and a way of living life. The one thing that impacted me in the whole entire book had to be the very end. Okonkwo knew exactly what he was doing he knew the consequences to his actions. This is what drove him to do this unforgivable act to hang himself but even though he killed himself he made one statement. That when forced with change and all those around you are cowards you must act to open the eyes of your brethren to show them the truth no matter the consequences. Okonkwo was a man with integrity he was a leader and was not easily swayed to do things. If none would fight for what they believed in for they were so easily intimidated and blinded he would be the one to show them even if it would cost him his own life.