Style[edit] Oral traditionThe style of Achebe's fiction draws heavily on the oral tradition of the Igbo people.[134] He weaves folk tales into the fabric of his stories, illuminating community values in both the content and the form of the storytelling. The tale about the Earth and Sky in Things Fall Apart, for example, emphasises the interdependency of the masculine and the feminine. Although Nwoye enjoys hearing his mother tell the tale, Okonkwo's dislike for it is evidence of his imbalance.[135] Later, Nwoye avoids beatings from his father by pretending to dislike such "women's stories".[136]