Monday night's discussion of the novel, "Things Fall Apart," shows how we as a community keep things together.The novel, taught in Douglas County's sophomore English classes, is set in 1800s colonial Africa and discusses the changes caused by Europeans from a native standpoint.A parent of one of those sophomores challenged the book's use in the curriculum after reading a synopsis.On Monday night, she told members of a panel convened to discuss the book's use that after reading all of it, it wasn't as bad as she originally thought. She still didn't agree with parts of it.We hold up the discussion …