The classic African literary tale Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe, is a brilliant account of historical African culture and the destruction that colonialism can wreak on those cultures. As the reader follows the narrative and the complexity of the characters through the novel, a sense of pride, confidence, and faith in the story emerges. Yet with the introduction of colonialism, the characters must learn to adopt and adapt to a new culture and set of beliefs or risk being excluded from society. The novel explores the troubles of African cultures and their adaptation to colonialism. As the novel progresses, one can also observe the influence of religion throughout history and how it has changed the face of many societies. Although many readers would describe the collision of culture and colonialism in Africa as inevitable; a closer look at this novel would suggest that human nature's need(s) to extend its values ​​and beliefs to others causes the evolution or disappearance of ancient cultures. Things Fall Apart is set in the period of the 1890s when colonialism was beginning in Africa and its effects would be felt for many years throughout the African nation. Chinua Achebe was born and raised in the 1930s in Nigeria and was the son of a father and mother who converted to Christianity. Achebe was raised during a period of tension in Africa, caused by the height of colonialism and the influence of Western culture on African societies (Liukkonen, 2008). Achebe witnessed first-hand the troubles and tribulations associated with religion and colonialism over ancient customs. These customs, rites and troubles were beautifully expressed in the novel Things Fall Apart; just like destruction by western man...... middle of paper ......d we have also seen cultures rely on each other with their own values ​​in an attempt to control others . History plays an important role in human culture. As we read Things Fall Apart, we can witness the incestuous need of human nature to impose its own beliefs, values, and customs on others. We can also testify through Okonkow, that a failure to adapt to a changing society can cause even the strongest and proudest men to collapse when it seems to them that everything around them is falling apart. . Things Fall Apart is a tireless story about human nature's ultimate struggle against evolution. As we move forward from year to year, the world we live in continues to evolve around us. As these new developments are ushered in by religion and colonialism, societies are faced with the ultimate choice of evolving or disappearing, leaving things to collapse..