Yams are labor intensive and considered a man's crop. Only men plant yams, and their ability to support their family with their yam harvest is a sign of wealth ...

In Things Fall Apart, yams symbolize wealth, manliness, and social status in Igbo culture. They are a measure of a man's worth and virility, as successful yam ...

In the book Things Fall Apart yams demonstrate wealth and masculinity. In Ibo culture, to have an abundance of yams is to be well-known and powerful.

Yams serve as an important symbol in both Igbo culture and in the novel's fictional narrative, representing status, success, and masculinity.

The author uses yams to symbolize the Ibo tribe's hard work spiritually and physically as a whole and also shows the power and wealth yams can bring.

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17 янв. 2019 г. · In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo describes yams as "a man's crop." Coco-yams, beans, and cassava are "women's crops," according to the character.

Yams carry a twofold purpose in Things Fall Apart. First, they are a sign of masculinity, a crop grown by men, a tradition Okonkwo passes on to Nwoye and ...

Yams are a symbol for masculinity. Early in the novel it is made clear that nearly everything in the Igbo society is separated by gender, including crops.