When the missionaries sang their song, Nwoye questioned the twins, “The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness… the question of the twins hiding in the bush”(147). In addition to Nwoye leaving his father, he separates from his culture and tribe. Nwoye believes that the tradition that the Igbo tribe has of killing twins is wrong. The new religion that Nwoye is attracted to also doesn’t agree with killing twins. The Christians having the same viewpoint as him makes Nwoye support and respect them. The Christian faith shows more diversity than the tribe, “That week they had a handful more converts. And for the first time they had a woman”(151). The missionaries accept a woman as a convert which shows the community that anyone is welcomed by the new faith. Nwoye likes the acceptance and he feels it’s the right fit for him. Nwoye has faced the traditions that the Igbo tribe have, and he dislikes them. Once Christianity is introduced to him, he joins right away and absorbs the
When the missionaries sang their song, Nwoye questioned the twins, “The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness… the question of the twins hiding in the bush”(147). In addition to Nwoye leaving his father, he separates from his culture and tribe. Nwoye believes that the tradition that the Igbo tribe has of killing twins is wrong. The new religion that Nwoye is attracted to also doesn’t agree with killing twins. The Christians having the same viewpoint as him makes Nwoye support and respect them. The Christian faith shows more diversity than the tribe, “That week they had a handful more converts. And for the first time they had a woman”(151). The missionaries accept a woman as a convert which shows the community that anyone is welcomed by the new faith. Nwoye likes the acceptance and he feels it’s the right fit for him. Nwoye has faced the traditions that the Igbo tribe have, and he dislikes them. Once Christianity is introduced to him, he joins right away and absorbs the