1. An Anticipation Guide for Things Fall Apart
Exploring our Beliefs
An Anticipation Guide for Things Fall Apart

2. Change Is Destructive.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain. [Maybe think of a time that major change was an improvement or when it destroyed something you love about your life]

3. Religion restricts behavior.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain. [think of times when religion kept you from doing something or maybe when it made your life better]

4. Social order demands conformity.
Do you agree with this statement? Explain.
[Have you ever felt the need to go along with what others are doing? Have you ever rebelled or felt like rebelling against what others demand of you? ]

5. Being a man is difficult.
What is your definition of manliness? What pressures do men feel more strongly than women? Why do they feel these pressures? How might they react to them?

6. Fear is destructive.
Do you agree with this statement? Has fear ever kept you from doing something you wanted to do? Have you ever overcome any fears in your life? What would have happened if you hadn't?

7. 6It is a son/daughter's duty to carry on family traditions.
Do you agree with this statement? What traditions will you carry on from your family? What family traditions will you leave behind?