Chapter+3-6

As a person living in Korea, I know fairly well about Korean culture. Korean culture is mostly based on Confucianism and as a result forms a very hierarchic society. In Confucianism, it is important to express respect and honor to the superior. Koreans use the phrase such as //oppa// or //unni// when referring to people older than them. It is certainly a way to show honor. Also, they use //jondatmal,// another form of language to speak highly of the superiors, which cannot be seen in many languages including English.

As I was reading through the chapters, I found that there were few similarities between Ibo culture and Confucius culture. One was that women are considered lower than men. In the book, it is regarded as very offensive to be called a woman when you are a man. Also, it is not viewed as a huge social crime to beat your wife as long as you don't do it in the Week of Peace. Okwonkwo beat his second wife and no one could say a word to him. Second thing was that the Ibo culture aim peace as well. This trait could actually be found in most cultures around the world. In the story, the village has Week of Peace, a week when the villagers have to be at peace and absolutely no violence is allowed.

As I was reading, I found some aspects of Ibo culture very fascinating and respectable, and some that honestly quite horrified me. So I really wanted to ask this question: what aspects should be kept and what aspects should be changed in the story?