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THey have the fable about the turtle. THe turtle is the clever one and tricks the birds in the end. He gets them to help him out

The Igbo people classify masculinity as a big thing. Okonkwo doesn't like to show that he isn't masculine because he would be considered weak. Which is exactly why he took part in killing Ikemefuma. He was told not to take part in the killing but he didn't want people to think he was weakened by his emotion. Americans do want to have masculinity over people but not over everyone. Yet again, some people like to prove that they are masculine no matter the person. They don't want people to see one weakness or they will use it against them. Both Igbo and Americans like to be viewed as masculine. A difference would be that the igbo people have to show their masculinity a lot because of how high their status is and what not. Women in the igbo culture being considered second-class people doesn't really effect me. Yes sometimes they are treated wrongly but, that is the Igbo culture. That is how they do things within their culture. Some people view it as wrong, just like other cultures view some of our customs as wrong. One thing that i absolutely hate about how the women are treated, is the way that they are beaten. A real man never puts his hands on a woman to the put they that are beating them. I can't think of anything of showing that I was masculine or something in that manner.

When i first read the book I thought it was very interesting. It was different from any other book that i read in the past. When i heard the name, I didn't think i would like it that much. Just like they say don't judge a book by it's cover. That statement is very true with this book. This book has interesting parts in it. Some of the things that the Igbo do seem strange. Two ways that their culture is different from ours, beheading a warrior in battle and drinking wine from the head. Another way is, not walking in the night when the moon isn't full. They have organized religions just like our culture. The Igbo also harvest and sell their yams like we do with our crops.