There is a lack of communication between those revolting and those defending the government in Syria. The revolutionaries are trying to make the government understand that the people deserve more rights and better living conditions. The way that this is being executed started through protests of the people trying to reach this goal, but as soon as it got violent, the fighting started to lose it’s meaning. Now there is hatred and spite clouding the revolution’s true purpose- to make Syria a better place for the Syrian people that live there. This lack of communication between the Syrian government and the revolters is closely similar to what happened between the Christians and the people of Umuofia in the book Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. The Christians did not listen to what the Umuofian people had to say, which resulted in oppression and torture. Because the government of Syria is not listening to it’s people, the result could be very similar to that situation. The same manner of fighting has repetitively taken place within the country for quite some time, and continuously attempting to solve the issue through those same methods is going to do nothing but prolong this civil war that provides nothing but battling and torture. In Syria, the issue could be helped if the problem was communicated in a clearer manner. Fighting and torture is not solving the problem. Calmly deciphering the core issue and working together to compromise would prove to be a more manageable way to help this situation.
Works Cited
Syrian American Council. "What You Can Do to Help." Syrian American Council. N.p., n.d.Web. 18 Dec. 2013. <http://www.sacouncil.com>.
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart. Austin: Holt, Rinehart, And Winston, Print.
I read Things Fall Apart last year, and the comparison you made between the novel and your topic was insightful. I also think better communication could help end the Syrian Revolution. -Emily
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