Are there any generational conflicts in your novel?

In the novel The Thing Around Your Neck, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presents 12 short stories connected not by characters, but by common themes of Nigerian heritage and finding your place in the world. One short story that highlights generational conflicts was The Headstrong Historian. This story follows Nwamgba and her family as they experience the European colonization of Africa. The divide between generations is clear cut in this story as Nwamgba, after interacting with the European missionaries, hopes to hold on to her African roots. However, her son, Anikwenwa, abandons his families tribal ways for the Anglican church. Horror overtakes Nwamgba as Anikwenwa abandons tribal customs that were so integral to her lifestyle viewing his once friends and family as backwards savages. The mission has made him act as if he is above the savage practices of the other youth. He wants nothing to do with his ima mmuo ceremony, but instead looks forward to salvaging souls from hell. Watching this transformation is heartbreaking for Nwamgba as her families roots are being destroyed before her very eyes. Nwamgba never abandons her beliefs, but instead hopes for her traditions to be passed on to Anikwenwa's daughter. The generational gap between these two characters was recurring throughout the novel as Nigerians struggle with whether to become more western or stick to their Nigerian roots. An example of this is the short story Tomorrow is Too Far. While not the main point of the short story, the grandmothers distaste of how her grandchildren are being raised is a prime example of a generational divide. The grandmother fears her grandchildren have become too western and attempts to correct this. She never allows her granddaughter to climb trees because it is a "man's job". While she favors the only grandson, who is able to carry on the family name, Nonso. When Nonso dies the grandmother mourns the loss of her family name, not her grandchild. This shows a stark difference in just two generations her Nigerian mother staunch in her cultural beliefs, while her grandchildren are Americanized.  In conclusion, the generational divide between Nigerians is clear as younger generations start to abandon their beliefs and become more western in their ideology.