The Analysis of the Main Characters and the Impact of...

Imagine living in a small tribe, disconnected from the rest of the world, set in your antient traditions, only to suddenly be invaded by a different nation. These people look like nothing youve ever seen before and their main goal is to steal your natural resources, all the while disrupting your way of life. The only thing that you can do is react, maybe you choose to fight back, or maybe you learn to accept these new ways as your own. The Navi from Avatar and the Ibo from Things Fall Apart are both under the attack of an imposing nation, although the way that the natives and the invadors handle the situation are very different. Okonkwo and Jake Sully, the main characters from these two stories, have a huge impact on the outcome of the†¦show more content†¦This was largly due to an industrial revolution taking place at that time. Factories were being built and, as a result, economies were booming. With so countries doing well finantially, they began to rise in power, and all of them were competing to be on top (Iweriebor). Africa was largely desired for several reasons. First and foremost it had raw materials that all of countries needed badly, especially Britan. Britan had a small amount of natural resources in the first place, most of its terrain is littered with rocks, making it unusable. With the coming of factories, the British quicky ran out of their resources. Africa offered miles upon miles of untouched, fertile land, teeming with materials they could use to run their industries. Secondly, as a result of new technology, homelessness was on the rise. Poverty was higher than ever and Britian figured that they could just export this population to another area. Africa had a large land mass and a small comparitive population. This means that they could conquer a large amount of land with minimal effort (Iweriebor). The tribe refered to in Things Fall Apart is known as the Ibo tribe. They are primarily located in southeast nigeria and make up almost seventeen percent of the population. Most Ibo tribes did not have a traditional form of government like most of the world.