The classic African literary tale Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe, is a brilliant account of historical African culture and the destruction that colonialism can wreak on such cultures . As the reader follows the narrative and the complexity of the characters through the novel, a sense of pride, confidence, and faith in the story emerges. However, with the introduction of colonialism, the characters must learn to embrace and adapt to a new culture and set of beliefs, or they will face elimination from society. The novel explores the problems of African cultures and their adaptation to colonialism. As the novel progresses, one can also observe the influence of religion throughout history and how it has changed the face of many societies. Although many readers describe the collision between culture and colonialism in Africa as inevitable; a closer examination of this novel would suggest that human nature's need to expand one's values ​​and beliefs onto others causes ancient cultures to evolve or fade from existence. Things Fall Apart was set in the 1890s time period, when colonialism was beginning in Africa and the effects would be felt throughout the African nation for many years. Chinua Achebe was born and raised in the 1930s in Nigeria and was the son of a father and mother who converted to Christianity. Achebe grew up during a time of tension in Africa, caused by the height of colonialism and the influence of Western culture on African societies (Liukkonen, 2008). Achebe was a first-hand witness to the problems and tribulations associated with religion and colonialism over ancient ways. These customs, rituals and problems were expressed beautifully in the novel Things Fall Apart; just as the destruction by western man occurred... middle of paper... we have also witnessed cultures imposing their values ​​on each other in an attempt to control others. History plays an important role in human culture, by reading Things Fall Apart we can witness the incestuous need of human nature to impose its beliefs, values ​​and customs on others. We can also witness through Okonkow that failure to adapt to a changing society can cause even the strongest and proudest men to crumble when it seems to them that everything around them is falling apart. Things Fall Apart is an unflinching tale of human nature's final struggle against evolution. As we move forward, year after year, the world we live in continues to evolve around us. As these new evolutions are introduced through religion and colonialism, societies are faced with the final choice of evolving or fading from existence, leaving things to fall apart..