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    The document summarizes how nature versus nurture impacts characters in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It argues that the characters are more influenced by nurture than nature. Specifically, it discusses how Okonkwo believes his son Nwoye is lazy like his grandfather, while Okonkwo himself is hardworking. Additionally, Okonkwo wants Nwoye to follow the traditional Ibo religion but Nwoye converts to Christianity, angering Okonkwo. In conclusion, the document states that the characters' religious beliefs and actions show they are more shaped by nurture through their family and culture rather than their natural environment.

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    The document summarizes how nature versus nurture impacts characters in Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart. It argues that the characters are more influenced by nurture than nature. Specifically, it discusses how Okonkwo believes his son Nwoye is lazy like his grandfather, while Okonkwo himself is hardworking. Additionally, Okonkwo wants Nwoye to follow the traditional Ibo religion but Nwoye converts to Christianity, angering Okonkwo. In conclusion, the document states that the characters' religious beliefs and actions show they are more shaped by nurture through their family and culture rather than their natural environment.

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    Things Fall Apart

    nature vs nurture essay

    Doyouknowhownaturevsnurtureimpactspeople?ChinuaAchebedescribestheIbo
    tribe,amannamedOkonkwo,andhissonnamedNwoye.Inthenovel
    ThingsFallApartw
    e
    seehowtheyareimpactedbybothNatureandNurture,Naturetheplacearoundthecharacter
    wheretheylivethatshapesthemofwhotheyareorwhotheybecome,Nurturethegenesofthe
    fatherormotherthewaytheyaresupposedtolooklikeorhowtheyaresupposedtobeintheir
    parentseyes.Ibelievecharactersinthenovel
    ThingsFallApart
    moreinfluencedbyNurture
    thanbyNature.

    MyfirstreasonisbecauseOkonkwothinksNwoyehisfirstandoldestsonislazy,and
    incompetentwhileOkonkwoishardworkingandbrave.Alsoforexamplewhile
    Unoka(okonkwosfather)waslazyandadishonorableman,Okonkwosdadwasadishonorable
    mancomparedtoOkonkwowhileNwoyeactslikeUnoka(lazyandatroublemakerfor
    okonkwo).Forexampleinthisnovel,(page13)thenarratorsayswhenNwoyewastwelveyears
    oldbutwasalreadycausinghisfathergreatanxietyforhisincipientlaziness.Nwoyeislazy.
    OkonkwoishardworkingbutNwoyeishissonOkonkwowantedtoshapeandnurtureNwoyeto
    beasOkonkwo.OkonkwoandNwoyehadadifferentreligionpositionsOkonkwobelievesthat
    theIboreligionwasthebestreligionforNwoyeandhimself,whileNwoyebelievesthat
    Christianityisthebestforbeliefsandbelievethattheabomination(twins)childsarereally
    normalpeople,OkonkwoIboreligion,andNwoyeChristian.Inthenovel,(page152)The
    narratordescribesOkonkwosthoughtsabouthisson:Nowthathehadtimetothinkofit,his
    sonscrimestoodoutinitsstarkenormity.Toabandonthegodsofonesfatherandgoabout
    withalotofeffeminatemencluckinglikeoldhenswastheverydepthofabomination.This
    meansOkonkwobelievesthatNwoyeisatraitortohisoriginalreligionforafeminine
    religion,(NwoyeisChristian)(OkonkwoisIbo)Nwoyesleavinghistribeandreligionangered
    Okonkwo.

    Inconclusion,IbelievethattheIboandchristianitypeoplearemoreinfluencedby
    nurturethemost.thisshownbytheactionsofOkonkwoandNwoyebybelievingontheirown
    beliefandactionsonreligion.

    Keven.A

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