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In Things Fall Apart, the author views the colonization of the white people as an invasion on the natives' living conditions. When the white people first begin to move into the natives' land the natives thought that it was a joke, but they soon realize that the white people are beginning to take over. Many of the native people begin to join the white people and worship their God, including Okonkwo's son Nwoye. "One morning Okonkwo's cousin, Amikwu, was passing by the church on his way from the neighbouring village, when he saw Nwoye among the Christians."( Achebe, 151) Amikwu tells Okonkwo this and upon Nwoye's return home, he beats him and kicks him out of his house. Nwoye eventually becomes happy about leaving his father and is given a new name Isaac. This does not help the way some of the natives feel about the colonization. They are beginning to lose the members of there own faith to join the white mans faith.
On the other hand, In Heart of Darkness, the author feels that the colonization of the white man will help the natives become better people and provide them with better living condi
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