Violence & Discrimination Against Women Term Paper

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Thus, as Kurtz approached his death, he came upon the realization of this possibility -- a possibility that came true upon his 'defeat' (death). This realization was embodied in his exclamation, "The horror! The horror!" As he neared his death. Explicit violence was, evidently, just a "mask" that colonizers used to cover up their fears of the potential power and control of the natives over them (colonizers).

In the same vein, violence was also portrayed in Achebe's "Things Fall Apart," although this was expressed implicitly through the inherent tendency of Africans to view women as the weaker and inferior sex. Okonkwo's behavior towards his wives and daughters showed this animosity between sexes in African culture.

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However, it was also implicitly shown in the novel how, despite their apparent submissiveness, the women in Okonkwo's life and in the Mbanta tribe showed strength of character and control over males more than the men wanted to admit. These were demonstrated in the characters of Ezinma, as Okonkwo's favorite daughter, who was known for her exceptional beauty and attitude that is characteristically aggressive, to the point where Okonkwo wishes that "she should have been a boy"; and Ani, the earth goddess, who makes it possible for Umuofia members to have productive harvests and for women to bear more children, yielding greater power in the patriarchal Umuofia community.

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