Throughout history, we have learned that different societies come with different customs. Among these customs are the rules, morals, ethnic norms and others that make a society unique. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a novel that describes a Nigerian Ibo community, which has its own rules, norms and traditions. In this novel, we are exposed to a community going through struggles between change and tradition when Christianity is introduced into society through British colonization. The novel remains ambivalent about the courses of action used by officials and missionaries to implement Christianity in Igbo culture. The change facing this culture affects different characters in different ways. The manner in which Christianity is introduced also affects the Ibo people and their experience of transition. Mr. Brown is the first missionary to go to Umuofia, one of the clans of the Ibo society. In his attempt to establish Christianity, he uses a method of "diplomatic exchange" in which he uses the technique of understanding, understanding and non-aggression between the group he guides and the clan. Brown, the white missionary, who showed great firmness to prevent his flock from provoking the anger of the clan. (Achebe, p.178) This highlights the typical aggressive approach related to the colonization method. Mr. Brown shows respect for the religion the clan lived by and decides that by learning more he will have a clearer perspective on how to approach the native people for conversion. “Whenever Mr. Brown visited this village, he would spend long hours with Akunna in his obi talking about religion through an interpreter. Neither has succeeded in converting the other but they learn...... middle of paper ......xposes a society that had to endure colonization by the British. Under this colonization, they experienced different transition treatments with different results. The author remains ambivalent about the effects that missionaries and government officials have on the Igbo. On the positive side, colonization introduced different values ​​like education and the importance of health. On the other hand, the negative side of colonization was the obvious flaws of the "white man's system" such as abuse, torture, assault, corruption, lack of appreciation and understanding of the existing cultural system. This novel allows us to see the difference between cultures and clarify that what for some societies is considered bad action for another society might just be something accepted in their culture. Works Cited Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe