I happen to think the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe has a sort of feminist subject text in its reading. It addresses the main ideas of feminism and it seems to stand strongly to its point. The origins of have existed for a long time in Western culture. The man has always thought of to be superior to the woman and women have been discriminated against for some time. Such discrimination has continued throughout history and is also portrayed in Things Fall Apart. Throughout his book, Achebe portrays women as just an object; an object that is meant for work and for the bearing of children. I personally do not agree with or like that perspective at all. I actually think it is kind of pig-headed for any man to think like that. Men and women should be treated as equals. They deserve to be treated with respect because of all they do for society. They play such a huge role in just about everybody’s life. Every child needs a mother and if they don’t get that chance to have a mother then they usually seek for a mother figure in other women. Society needs women, not just to clean up around the house or work in the kitchen, but also for many other vital things as well. I have this theory that if a guy thinks women are inferior to men then he is just trying to compensate for his lack of purpose. He doesn’t feel like he plays a role in society so he begs on women instead. The man’s goal is to take the spotlight off him and put it on women. He doesn’t want other men to notice his incompetency. That is just my personal view. My point is that society needs women. We as men need women. They play way too big of a role to be discriminated against or looked down upon. Men should treat women as equal to men because that is what they deserve.
