Things Fall Apart

In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe whenever somebody does something wrong it always affects the people closest to them. An example of this, is in chapter thirteen when Ezeudu dies. In this chapter Okonkwo accidentally shoots Ezeudo sixteen year old son. "Guns fired and the last salute and the cannon rent the sky. And then from the center of the delirious fury came a cry of agony and shouts of horror. It was as if a spell had been cast. All was silent. In the center of the crowd a boy lay in a pool of blood. It was the dead mans sixteen year old son,"(Achebe 124). Since his son was a clansmen, Okonkwo had to flee from his clan. But not only did Okonkwo have to flee the land but also his wives and children had to leave too. This was all because of an accidental shooting. This shows us that as a whole the family system is more collective because if one person does something wrong then everyone in the family must suffer. Also in this chapters Obierika remembers his wife's twin children who he had to throw away. "He remembered his wife's twin children, whom he had thrown away. What crime had they committed? The earth had decreed that they were an offense on the land and must be destroyed." (125). Because  these twins were thought to be offensive the whole family had to suffer even though there was no crime committed.

Sally Kohn: Let’s try emotional correctness

In this TED talk, Sally Kohn talks about being emotional correctness. Now we always hear people saying that ideas are politically correct but sometimes its not what they say, but how they say it. The way that we say things can truly affect how our words are taken in. Even when I was a little my parents would tell me to apologize to my brother for being mean and I would stand there, with my hand on my hip, rolling my eyes saying sorry in the most sassy way possible. My parents would tell me that the way I was saying sorry was not acceptable and I had to come back when i had a real apology. Now obviously I technically was saying sorry but my words didn't mean anything because they had not sincerity in them at all. Just like Sally Kohn, what my parents is saying is that our words are meaningless and can be portrayed in the wrong way if we do not use them in the correct way. Emotional correctness is is being respectful of every ones views even if you don't believe in what they are saying. If people were to start talking through there disagreements then maybe they can find common ground and this is the first step to change.