Chapter Fifteen Flashcards
Describe, in detail, what happened to the village of Abame.
In “Things Fall Apart,” the village of Abame experiences a devastating encounter with European
missionaries. The arrival of the white men, who are initially welcomed by the villagers, takes a
tragic turn. The village elders hold a meeting to decide the fate of the strangers, and they decide
to kill one of them as a warning to others. However, the missionaries retaliate by massacring the
entire population of Abame. The village is left in ruins, and its people are either killed or
scattered. The incident serves as a poignant illustration of the destructive impact of colonialism
on indigenous cultures. Abame becomes a symbol of the broader consequences of the clash
between traditional African societies and the forces of European imperialism
