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Cultural Conflicts: Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and Buchi Emecheta’s “The Joys of Motherhood” Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” takes place in the late 19th century. Buchi Emecheta’s “The Joys of Motherhood” takes place in Ogboli a village in the town of Ibuza, as well as in Lagos. Both novels are set in Nigeria at the time when colonialism initiates cultural conflicts. Okonkwo is a self-made man who deals with cultural conflicts during the seven years of his exile. He and his family had moved to his mother’s land. Okonkwo disrespects the accepted Gods several times; during the week of peace, at his death, seen as another sign of cultural disagreement. In “The Joys of Motherhood”, Nnu Ego is never fully satisfied with her life in Lagos, urbanization is not common to her and she has trouble accepting her life with Nnaife. Through both of theses texts the reader can identify with problems of cultural conflicts during the seven years when Okonkwo was in exile, several times when he disrespected the acknowledged Gods, and when Nnu Ego left her village and moved to Lagos in the midst of urbanization. Ezeudu was truly a warrior and the clansmen attended his funeral. During the gunshot celebrat