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    The document summarizes the effects of the arrival of white men in the clan of Umuofia. It brought trading stores where palm oil and kernels became valuable commodities, bringing money into Umuofia. This changed the culture and traditions of the society. The villagers faced a dilemma of resisting or embracing the changes, as some saw opportunities in the new techniques introduced by missionaries while traditional methods of farming and more were becoming replaceable by European influences.

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    The document summarizes the effects of the arrival of white men in the clan of Umuofia. It brought trading stores where palm oil and kernels became valuable commodities, bringing money into Umuofia. This changed the culture and traditions of the society. The villagers faced a dilemma of resisting or embracing the changes, as some saw opportunities in the new techniques introduced by missionaries while traditional methods of farming and more were becoming replaceable by European influences.

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    The document summarizes the effects of the arrival of white men in the clan of Umuofia. It brought trading stores where palm oil and kernels became valuable commodities, bringing money into Umuofia. This changed the culture and traditions of the society. The villagers faced a dilemma of resisting or embracing the changes, as some saw opportunities in the new techniques introduced by missionaries while traditional methods of farming and more were becoming replaceable by European influences.

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    Forum Things Fall Apart (Mary Anne Dison)

    Apart from bringing in Christian and a new form of government


    into the clan, the White men also build a trading store and for
    the first time palm-oil and kernel become things of great price,
    and much money flow into Umuofia. The people of Umuofia
    begin to profit from selling local products.

    Before the arrival of the White men, there were no trading


    store and the people of Umuofia depends on their own crops.
    This brought much money to Umuofia, and their religion
    brought a growing feeling that there might be something good
    in it after all. Beside that, the coming of the White men had
    changed the culture and tradition in the society.

    The villagers in general are caught up between resisting and


    embracing change and they face the dilemma of trying to
    determine how best to adapt to the reality of change. Many of
    the villagers are excited about the new opportunities and
    techniques that the missionaries bring.

    This European influence, however, threatens to extinguish the


    need for the mastery of traditional methods of farming,
    harvesting, building, and cooking. These traditional methods,
    once crucial for survival, are now, replaceable. We can see how
    dependent such traditions are upon storytelling and language
    and how quickly the abandonment of the Igbo language for
    English could lead to the extinction of these traditions.

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