Falling Apart of Government

Some parts of this story relates to “The Lottery,” because the fact that in both stories, a person is sacrificed for the sake of the people. In this Things Fall Apart, two people were sacrificed, which were a virgin to become a future wife, and a boy that was later killed. This was to prevent a war from creating. This novel also changed the perception I had of Africa, in that I never imagined Nigeria had a Democratic government in that the town decided what to do in certain situations, like whether to decide to go to war or not. After reading such books like Heart of Darkness, one would have the perception of Africa as a savage area, most notably in the late 1800s.
During the story, I noticed that Okonkwo was a very aggressive person, probably because he wanted to be taken seriously and not be like his father Unoka. Because of his aggression, this may have led him to his demise because he killed the court messenger boy.