I was surprised in the book by the lack of "falling apart" in the book. I did read the poem first and I thought that if the book was as bad as the book then this would be an ordeal similar to the Columbus case, where the entire tribe would somehow be destroyed due to the missionaries presents. Although people were killed and there was definitely some controversy in the tribe, the mayhem didn't reach the level I thought it would.
I thought that the book's title would signify the falling apart of the tribe, but after reading I think the title may refer closer to the internal trials faced by Okonkwo. Maybe in his eyes his entire world was falling apart. But then you have persons like Okonkwo's son who appeared to actually gain from the presence of the missionaries, as they provided him with answers to questions and an education. So even though their is a major internal conflict in regards to Okonkwo, the tribe only kind of fell apart.
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