week 2 question

ATEEQ MEDINA BT MOHD MALIKI

Women in Things Fall Apart

 How are the women treated in the novel? Do all members in the community agree with the status quo? Why?

Woman are inferior in the tribe and men are superior than them. Man can marry up to he could support but woman could not do so. In this aspect,it seems that the society receives it well because there are so many men with titles got to marry women to the sum of twelve. There are so many mistreatment that woman receives including have to take beatings from their husband if they do something wrong. Like what happened to Ekwefi who had been beaten by Okonkwo because of not preparing food to her children and go braid her hair elsewhere. Okonkwo’s son, Nwoye is the one who questioned the custom of his own tribe because he did not understand why such things have to happen.

What contributions are made by the Igbo women to the survival of their culture?

They accept the rule well and never protest it. Although some of them are quite harsh and mean for us nowadays but they still follow it. They obey their husbands, prepare food for the family, accept polygamy and work for their family well. Not even once that the case of woman against their husband arise. It helps to maintain the culture of Igbo tribe eventhough sometimes they are sad because their twin baby that they carried had to be killed because of the custom. They manage to hold it together until the arrival of the commissioner.

What are the changes in women’s roles in this present world?

As we living in the world of globalisation, women role had change drastically as there are women who are the breadwinner in the family instead of men. The term househusband is also relevant in the present world. Women no longer required to stay at home,cook and look after the children. Woman can be as successful as she wanted to be. They can study until the level of their wish and work anywhere they want. Nobody have the right to stop them.