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Friday, September 18, 2009
Learning About Village Life
After reading chapters one through six, we have learned much about what life is like in the African village of Umuofia. During class we discussed the religious beliefs and practices of the villagers as well as their cultural traditions, tribal and social responsibilities and expectations, and family dynamics. Looking back over what you have read and what we have discussed, how do the people of Umuofia show us that in many ways their lives look like ours? In today's post, write a brief summary of the basic components of village life and show how the people who live there prove themselves to be members of a very civilized society.
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Basic components of the village Umuofia of there everyday life is that they go by the beliefs, traditions, and rules of the tribe. They are just like my society and way of believing in evil and good. As well as having traditions and sticking with them such as the "new yams festival" and we have thanksgiving. Other beliefs are that a man has to be in control of the family and the marriage. Just as in my society where men need to be the bread winner or the ruler. That the people are known not to break the beliefs or traditions and so forth because they would consider them being evil and it will show that they not apart of the village and action could happen to that type of person.
ReplyDeleteIn the basic components of village life the people are somewhat similar to ours. Villagers live in huts as we live in houses with our family. They also have there ways of retrieving their foods for survival. Being in a civilized village the people have traditions as we have our holidays such as the festival of the new yam as we have thanksgiving. The people of Umuofia also have ways of how they run their households, men are the dominate ones while women are not, They also have ways of disciplining there children. Umuofia people are members of a very civilized society and somewhat live their lives as ours.
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In the basic components of village life, the people of Umoufia are somewhat similar to ours. For instance, we have a holiday where we come together with our family known as Thanksgiving beat her. and they do the same, instead theirs is called The Festival of The New Yam. Also, they have customs and traditions that we can relate to, taking over the farm or land from deceased fathers. The people the people who live there prove themselves to be members of a very civilized society because in a household the men are the dominant ones while women just listen and are punished and don’t really have a say in anything. For example, when one of Okonkwo’s wives was out getting her hair done when she should have been cooking for him, Okonkwo beat her.
ReplyDeleteBasic components of village life are that the people of the tribes live by traditions of their ancestors. They view the Earth as a secret place and do what they can to please their gods/goddesses. Most have fears of the night and evil spirits. So they don’t go out at night unless there is a full moon and don’t call animals by their names. Some men in the tribe also fear being viewed as weak (Okonkwo). The Umuofia have a special way of greeting one another, one draws on the floor of the obi with chalk while the other breaks the kola nut. Or when one comes to their hut during the night they answer “it is me” when the other asks who is there. The people of this village prove themselves by having many wives, having a successful yam farm, wrestle, and buying titles for themselves.
ReplyDeleteIn the African village of Ibo people there are many traditions, customs, and laws that are similar or like the America's. They have laws that are known by the elders and the Oracle from those people the laws are spread to the minds of the Ibo village people. Their laws aren't scribed anywhere, except for their memory. Another way that the Ibo village is similar to the United States society is the tradition The Festival of the New Yam. This tradition is known as Thanksgiving in America there are differences between the two traditions like what we are celebrating, but the similarities are also uncanny. For example, the way that The Festival of the New Yam starts there's a huge feast where people eat and drink until they can't move! The same thing happens in America on the day of Thanksgiving. The customs don't have as much similarities but there are some similarities too. For example, the superstitions that the people of the Umofia tribe have aren't the same as in the United States but we have some superstitions that are obeyed among most people. A specific example of the similarity of the superstitions is the fear of bad things happening when outside in the dark, no mother in America or in Umofia allow their children to wander out in the vast obyss of darkness, for they are afraid of what unfortunate event(s) might happen. -Gabby W.
ReplyDeleteVillage life In Umofia is Similar to America because they celebrate holidays like us for instance, they celebrate the Festival of the new yams but we might celebrate thanks giving. Which Is kind of the same. Also, they believe in a god just like a America and they believe if you do something wrong that you will be punished for what you have done and that happens in other religions also in America.
ReplyDeleteThe basic components in the village life is a litle like ours. We as them almost share the same holidays .They have Thanksgiving just like us. Theres is called the festival of the New Yam. Thay share almost the same customs like us. Like okonkwo is more the dominant in the family. plus they have lots of wifes which is kinda forbidden in our country. Like when okonkwo beat his wife for messing with the banana tree and she only took 3 leaves off.
ReplyDeleteVillage life in Africa isn't like what most people makes it seem to be. Most people think of jungles and people running around wild;but in fact, it's much like our life. They have a tradition known as Festival of the New Yam where everyone gets together to have fun and eat big feasts; it's very similar to our Thanksgiving holiday. Also, in their society, the men are the rulers of the huts (the wife's and children's home) and the obi (the husband's home). It's similar to our society because the husbands (the man of the house) normally sets the rules in the house.
ReplyDeleteThe village life of Umuofia, although very different, is very similar to ours here in America. Their traditions have a lot to do with their ancestors and ours don't but everything else is kind of the same. When it comes to justice and punishment, weddings, and festivals, they all relate to American cultures. Their New Yam festival is similar to Thanksgiving. Their punishments are decided by either the Lords of the clan or by the Oracle. With us, those thing are decided by a judge or the police. They still have weddings even though it almost seems like they buy their wives. They have bride prices when here in America the male will buy an engagement ring. The big difference in Ibo culture is that a man can have more than one wife. In America that is not excepted. In both cultures there is a man of the house (the one who brings home the bread) and their is a wife and kids.
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