This paper examines how the novel "Things Fall Apart", written by the African novelist Chinua Achebe, is a story about the
change that the Ibo tribe goes through upon the arrival of the European missionaries. In particular, it looks at how Achebe is skilled in the fact that he shows both the
culture of this tribe and the change it undergoes, through the characters of the novel and mainly through the most
important one, Okonkwo. Another important character that catches the reader's attention is Obierika. It explores how both of these characters are successful heads of households, how they both depict certain values and customs of the Ibo culture and how they are integral to the novel in that they offer the reader insight into how the tribe 'falls apart'.