The Mistreatment of Women in Things Fall Apart Women are often thought of as the weaker, more vulnerable of the two sexes. Thus, women’s roles in literature are often subdued and subordinate. In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, women are viewed as second-class citizens, powerless and defenseless to the authority of men. Women are not respected as people, but as property, laborers, and the producers of children. A woman has no …showed first 75 words of 1310 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1310 total…of male acceptance, women pay a pivotal role in Ibo society. The are mothers, wives, homemakers, and companions. These women have to remain strong to tolerate such mistreatment. They quietly endure abuse, both mental and physical, and unfair double standards, while maintaining a household. Though the men in this Nigerian village display no appreciation from the women in their clan, I have a deep respect for any women who survives such a way of life.