Things Fall Apart: Chapters 17,18,19 "why wont they die?"

Things Fall Apart: Chapters 17,18,19 "why wont they die?"

"At last the day came by which all the missionaries should have died. But they were still alive..."
"That week they won a handful more converts. And for the first time they had a woman." (Achebe,158)

As their gods fail to punish the white men after they tear trees down in the Evil forest, more and more people join Christianity. Many of the Africans are losing faith in their old gods and now seek help from a new one. The first woman also joins Christianity, which shows that it is reaching everyone. The imperialists have now touched the African cultures enough to be able to recruit any gender/age. Also, the Europeans shut down the Africans religion without knowing because they did not die after living in the Evil forest for 8 weeks. This totally disproved the African Culture and gained The imperialists a few followers. I predict in the next few chapters we will see more and more of new arrivals to the Christian religion.