Here We Go Again...Things Fall Apart

Well, seeing as I don't really know all that much about post-colonialism, I will be writing my essay on feminism. Seeing as I am a female, this will probably be a more relevant topic for me to focus on. In my analysis of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, I plan to discuss the various roles that women portray, from the mentoring mother, to the subservient wife, to the powerful priestess. I feel that it is important to analyze this topic from all different points of view; because in the novel some women had ultimate power and respect, while others were meek and lowly. I also plan to touch base on Okonkwo's time spent in his motherland after his exile, because that ultimately has an effect on how women are portrayed. Also regarding Okonkwo, I will analyze his overall treatment towards the women in his life, because it ultimately shapes his actions,  "No matter how prosperous a man was, if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man." (Achebe 45). "'When did you become a shivering old woman,' Okonkwo asked himself, 'you, who are known in all the nine villages for your valor in war? How can a man who has killed five men in battle fall to pieces because he has added a boy to their number? Okonkwo, you have become a woman indeed.'" (Achebe 55).   Lastly, I plan to dive into the close relationships between Enizma, Okonkwo, and Ekwefi, since in my opinion this complex relationship is one of the main topics of the novel.  One thing that I found intriguing about Okonkwo's relationship with his wives is that he was willing to break the vows of sacred week and beat one of his wives just because he accused her of being negligent.  I think that through the feminist lens, we can all get a better look at Okonkwo's character traits and why he behaved the way he did.