Things Fall Apart- Blog #3

I have just read through chapter 18 and am going to talk about the events surrounding the missionaries beginning in chapter 15. We first hear about the missionaries from Obierika when he goes to visit Okonkwo. We learn that some of the villagers killed the missionary, an act which Okonkwo, in an act of foreshadowing, explains to the reader was stupid because it will bring bad luck. Soon, more missionaries visit the town of Mbanta, where Okonkwo is living in exile. Events take a turn for the worst when Okonkwo learns that his son, Nwoye, was seen hanging around the missionaries. Soon, more town members begin to join the missionaries, who eventually gain enough converts to build a church. They build it unknowingly in the Evil Forest and manage to survive even though the townspeople expected them to die.  People begin questioning themselves. This puts the town in an unfortunate situation. People are confused by the converts because they make them question what they have been told for thousands of years. This is going to cause people to choose sides which will in turn cause more problems. It will be interesting to see what happens to the village as the missionaries continue to try and convert people. As Abraham Lincoln said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand".