Journals

Date: 11 August 2008

Entry:#25

Reflection:
Nwoye has been very different to his father. Oknokwo is at one extreme of the Ibo culture and Nwoye as at the other as a child Nwoye seemed to disregard the killing of the twin babies and Ikemefuna’s death and since Christians were against that it was obvious Christianity would be one of his interests. The Christians present themselves with kindness, acceptance, and tolerance all traits that the Ibo people viewed positively. For example, the missionaries are very tolerant when it comes to accepting the outcasts of the village(the twins and osus). What the missionaries didn’t accept was the village’s religious beliefs because they believed in many gods. It’s difficult for the members of the Ibo tribe try to discredit the Christian religion for the trinity because christians belief that God is the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit all in one. Even though some of the Christian beliefs might sometimes be illogical Nwoye is appealed to it because it justifies his doubts about some of the cruel things his religious clan does, like the murdering of innocent people.