1) I agree that women in the Igbo culture have no value because they are almost treated as property. For example women could be traded for other things. This shows a very dark approach to the value of women. However the reason I only agree with with rather than strongly agree is that they can be traded in this culture which shows they have a purpose.
2) I disagree that women's roles in the Igbo culture are similar to the roles of women in The Battle of Algiers because in the BoA, women were used to carry out missions such as blowing up cafes or airports, but in TFA women are used more as commodities to have and use.
3) I disagree that Okonkwo and Ali LaPointe had similar ideas on masculinity because Okonkwo was very pro male, for example when he was exiled people called his crime a women's crime and Okonkwo was very angry at that accusation. However Ali LaPointe showed little resentment towards women and seemed to be kind and generous towards them.
4) I disagree with this statement because at the beginning of the book, yes he was portrayed in a negative light but he was also considered to be a great leader.
5) I agree with this statement because in the book, the Europeans culture is not portrayed as a parasite like in many other cultures such as japan but rather respected. Also the Igbo culture is where the book is based around and it has its ups and downs.
6) I agree with this statement largely due to examples we see today in our world such as the middle east. People who live in chaos, their culture will eventually fall like everything else because chaos cannot sustain itself.
7) I agree with this statement because Okonkwo believes that he is lazy and weak which I think is true because when they converted to Christianity, he had the power to not convert but he caved in because he was weak and didn't want to deal with the consequences.
8) I agree with this because when Ikemefuna was sentenced to death, he was in shock and depressed because he didn't feel like he deserved that kind of punishment. However when Okonkwo killed another person he was not put to death rather exiled to another area.
9) I agree because when he killed that person he claimed it was an accident but he still killed someone. Also he got karma because he was know to be mean and unfriendly so he deserved all his misfortunes.
10) Overall I agree with most of these statements, however I never strongly agreed to one because I believe that for every argument there is a counter argument it is just a matter of which one is better.
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