3rd Editorial - Things Fall Apart

Superiority and Inferiority

The lack of respect and perceptions of inferiority towards victims of human trafficking and the natives in Things Fall Apart separate them from humanity causing further issues. It is often created when victims are seen as disposable items rather than actual people; "the objectification of women as a significant contributing factor to human sex trafficking and the creation of a climate in which violence and exploitation of women and girls is both tolerated and tacitly encouraged" (Human Trafficking and the Objectification of Women). Once victims of human trafficking are simply seen as objects, it becomes easier for their captors to disrespect and treat them like inferior objects that can be sold. In Things Fall Apart, tribesmen in Nigeria during the 20th century are abruptly governed by British imperialists. The lack of respect and understanding between the two cultures eventually tear the native community apart. When people are thought of as inferior they are often disrespected and abused. As seen in Things Fall Apart and in human trafficking today, the absence of respect between people divides them and leads to human rights violations.

Works Cited

"Human Trafficking and the Objectification of Women." Unanima-international.org. UNANIMA,

2013. Web. 29 May 2014. <http://www.unanima-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ObjectificationofWomenModule.pdf>.