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Igbo Society Civilized Essay

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Introduction: There are certain things that make a society civilized or uncivilized. One thing that makes an society civilized is that it has some sort of authority. An uncivilized society is where people have no authority, no order at all, and everyone in that society is going crazy. Thesis: The Igbo society is civilized because they have a structured government and they have culture. Body Paragraph #1: Topic sentence: The Igbo society has a structured government that allows them to decide on things accordingly. Evidence: “Yes, Umuofia has decided to kill him. The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves has pronounced it.” Explanation: The citizens of Umuofia listen to the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves and if they have a problem as an village they allow the Oracle to tell them what to do, as if the Oracle was a king of some sort. For example, if another village wants to start a war with Umuofia, the Oracle has approve of them …show more content…

Evidence: “The Feast of the New Yam was held every year before the harvest began, to honor the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the clan.” Explanation: Umuofia believed that they should honor the earth goddess before the harvesting season begins. This is a tradition that they did every year and they believed in. The entire village believed in this tradition and it is apart of their culture, as a whole. Body Paragraph #3: Topic sentence: The Igbo society can be uncivilized when it comes to the relationships with some of the wives. Evidence: “Unfortunately for her, Okonkwo heard it and ran madly into his room for the loaded gun, ran out again and aimed at her as she clambered over the dwarf wall of the barn. He pressed the trigger and there was a loud report accompanied by the wail of his wives and children. He threw down the gun and jumped into the barn, and there lay the woman, very much shaken and frightened but quite

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