1Asst. Professor,
2Librarian,
Achebe wrote Things Fall Apart not only in response to the common bastardizations of his native people, but to show his fellow citizens that the Igbo were dignified. His pointing out the Igbo people's democratic institutions and culture serve to test themselves "against the goals of modern liberal democracy and to have set out to show how the Igbo meet those standards.
Decisions were not made by a chief or by any individual but rather by a council of male elders. Religious leaders were also called upon to settle debates reflecting the cultural focus of the Igbo people.
