Everyone has a different way of growing up which means everyone has a different perspective towards different things, such as power and family. Berl from "The Son from America" and Okonkwo from Things Fall Apart have totally different perspectives on power and family. This would be due to the fact that they where both raised in two totally different worlds. The amazement on how different they are very surprising do to the conditions they each are used to.

Power what can it mean to a man in a small village. Because when it comes to Berl the word power does not exist. He does not control, push, or boss his wife around. When he wants something done, it seems like he is the type of guy that would go for it. Ya, ya his wife may cook for him, but it is not because he forces her, it's...