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There are many people in the world today who find culture as essential. Culture is what shapes people and their lives. Though it shapes who we are what we believe in in it many situations the source of conflict between different people of different culture and beliefs. Today we can find many examples of culture becoming a conflict between different types of people. For example in the fictional book, Things Fall Apart and in the article, "Road to a Genocide" there are many examples of this. Differences in cultural values and beliefs can lead to conflict.
In the fictional book, Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe there are many examples of cultural differences creating conflict between the Igbo people and the white missionaries who believe in Christianity. The Igbo people from Umuofia have a very distinct culture and do things in their own way. The white missionaries, however, find the Igbo people and their culture as uneducated and savage. The white missionaries are winning over converts from the Igbo society and this alone is already creating a conflict between the two, but then a convert named Enoch commits one of the greatest crimes, to unmask an egwugwu (men representing ancestral spirits; very important in Igbo culture). Enoch has been so thoroughly converted to Christianity that he abandons all respect for the Igbo culture, which he used to be a part of, and unmasks an egwugwu. (Achebe, Chinua. "Chapter Twenty-Two." Things Fall Apart. New York: Anchor, 1994. 142. Print.) This is not the only example of culture creating conflict though. In another example of this in Things Fall Apart is when the missionaries send people out in the Igbo village to proclaim that the Igbo people's gods are fake. This led to those men being, "seized and beaten until they streamed with blood." (Achebe, Chinua. "Chapter Eighteen." Things Fall Apart. New York: Anchor, 1994. 118. Print) These are only few of the examples of culture creating conflict within the book.
These cultural conflicts happen not only to people of different races but sometimes those of same race as written by Bill Berkeley in the article, "Road to a Genocide". The Hutu and the Tutsi, both from Rwanda, had a bloody war with at least 500,000 people killed based on which tribe was better. The Hutu believed that they were the superior tribe as compared to the Tutsi, this lead to very big conflicts and a bloody war. (Berkeley, Bill. "Road to a Genocide." (n.d.): n. pag. Rpt. in N.p.: Dissent, 2002. Print.)
This shows that culture is the basis of many people's lives, yet leads to conflict in many ways. Many times the reason culture leads to conflict is the belief that your culture is better than the others and that theirs should be changed. This belief is called ethnocentrism and is often the basis of the conflicts. Conflict like this happen all over the world, maybe everyday.
There are many people in the world today who find culture as essential. Culture is what shapes people and their lives. Though it shapes who we are what we believe in in it many situations the source of conflict between different people of different culture and beliefs. Today we can find many examples of culture becoming a conflict between different types of people. For example in the fictional book, Things Fall Apart and in the article, "Road to a Genocide" there are many examples of this. Differences in cultural values and beliefs can lead to conflict.
In the fictional book, Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe there are many examples of cultural differences creating conflict between the Igbo people and the white missionaries who believe in Christianity. The Igbo people from Umuofia have a very distinct culture and do things in their own way. The white missionaries, however, find the Igbo people and their culture as uneducated and savage. The white missionaries are winning over converts from the Igbo society and this alone is already creating a conflict between the two, but then a convert named Enoch commits one of the greatest crimes, to unmask an egwugwu (men representing ancestral spirits; very important in Igbo culture). Enoch has been so thoroughly converted to Christianity that he abandons all respect for the Igbo culture, which he used to be a part of, and unmasks an egwugwu. (Achebe, Chinua. "Chapter Twenty-Two." Things Fall Apart. New York: Anchor, 1994. 142. Print.) This is not the only example of culture creating conflict though. In another example of this in Things Fall Apart is when the missionaries send people out in the Igbo village to proclaim that the Igbo people's gods are fake. This led to those men being, "seized and beaten until they streamed with blood." (Achebe, Chinua. "Chapter Eighteen." Things Fall Apart. New York: Anchor, 1994. 118. Print) These are only few of the examples of culture creating conflict within the book.
These cultural conflicts happen not only to people of different races but sometimes those of same race as written by Bill Berkeley in the article, "Road to a Genocide". The Hutu and the Tutsi, both from Rwanda, had a bloody war with at least 500,000 people killed based on which tribe was better. The Hutu believed that they were the superior tribe as compared to the Tutsi, this lead to very big conflicts and a bloody war. (Berkeley, Bill. "Road to a Genocide." (n.d.): n. pag. Rpt. in N.p.: Dissent, 2002. Print.)
This shows that culture is the basis of many people's lives, yet leads to conflict in many ways. Many times the reason culture leads to conflict is the belief that your culture is better than the others and that theirs should be changed. This belief is called ethnocentrism and is often the basis of the conflicts. Conflict like this happen all over the world, maybe everyday.