Ch. 24-25: The end of an era?

"Then they came to the tree from which Okonkwo's body was dangling, and they stopped dead" (Achebe 207).

Part I​ - According to the text(s), what effect did imperialism have on people who lived  through it?

In the end, the terrible deed is complete. Okonkwo represented more than just a respected man in the village, he was the representation of the old Umuofia. He was the last of the men who wouldn't hesitate to fight and die for what he believed in. In a way, he became an outcast in his own village. Umuofia changed over the seven years of his absence, and Okonkwo didn't. He became an osu, who didn't shave his ragged rage for fear that doing so would kill him. It meant Okonkwo wasn't welcome in the future, so he stayed in the past. As Okonkwo left Umuofia for good, it ushered in a new era of broken spirits for the people who let the gods fight their own battles.