From what little I know about the story, I would say that tradition plays a lot in the role of the story. It is because of tradition that Okonkwo's father, Unoka, died rotting in the Evil Forest. This would not have had a good effect on Okonkwo. As a result, wanting to avoid this conclusion, Okonkwo works hard. What I thought was that the society of this is very traditional. Because of this, when the colonists attack, everything falls apart because they are only accustomed to their traditions. The positives of the society that relies on traditions to how to live, what to do, when to do it and etc. is that everything is well planned out and set. It is very orderly such as harvesting on the full moon day. The negatives are plenty though but I would only like to mention a few. Some negative effects would be that if you only stuck to origin the most, then nothing might get done at all. For example, if you are waiting for the right time to attack a village, you would get nothing done and the village would crush you instead. My own society used to be traditional. It is very traditional yet it is shifting towards Westernization. There used to be only Buddhism but more religions as well as cultures are coming in. I think that I am highly affected and controlled by religion because I am having to be a monk a couple times a year. It is a strong force in my life because I believe some traditions like this with my heart and sould but sometimes, it has no impact at all.
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