Which sentence best illustrates the theme that tradition versus change leads to conflict in achebe’s novel, things fall apart?
the british did not understand the igbo traditions and tried to impose their own religion and politics, which they considered to be superior.
the igbo traditions, which were handed down orally from generation to generation, were never written down.
the igbo society was patriarchal, where the men were warriors, farmers, and builders, and had several wives.
everyone in the igbo society had specific duties, depending upon their age and gende

The British did not understand the Igbo traditions and tried to impose their own religion and politics, which they considered to be superior.

Explanation:

Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" revolves around the Igbo people's transition that was disrupted on with the coming of the Britishers. The Igbo community of which Okwonkwo and his family are a part of, is the central scene of this story.

Okwonkwo and his people had been a community based traditional oriented people, happy and contented with their own lives. But with the offer of a 'supposedly' superior life through the Britisher's 'good news', the usual community oriented life of the Igbo people began to be shaken. The missionary works done by the British people led some to be influenced by the new hope of living a different and better life while some of them still oppose the new norms greatly. This began the theme of tradition versus change, tradition represented by the Igbo community and change by the Britishers. This theme is best illustrated by the sentence

The British did not understand the Igbo traditions and tried to impose their own religion and politics, which they considered to be superior.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).