Things Fall Apart...Chapter One(1)
Things Fall Apart Chapters 1-3 World Lit. Period 2 Julio Corral 1/12/11
In the beggining chapters of the book called “Things Fall Apart,” there is a big misunderstanding between Unoka and his son Okonkwo. Their conflict is based on Unokas unprodictuve behavior. Okonkwo on the other hand is a very strong and hard working man. Okonkwo is ashamed to say that his father is the lazyest man on the village. Unoka sits all day and plays his flute while everybody else is out in the yam fields working their butts off. Even tough Unoka is a very lazy man, his son Okonkwo figures out a way to get a totally different reputation around his village. Okonkwo becomes one of the most wealthiest man in his village. If there is one thing Okonkwo is afraid of is becoming anything like his father. Okonkwo was well know throughout the nine villages and beyond. All of his fame rested on all his personal achivements. He was first recognized at the age of eighteen when he threw Amalinze the cat off the village. Amalize was a very good wrestler that had never been beaten in battle.Unoka was a debtor, he owed every neighbor some cowries to quite substancial amounts. Unoka was the kind of guy that dosen’t like to save money, he prefers to enjoy it while you’re still alive. Unoka was basically a failure, his wife and children had barely enough to eat. He was always borrowing money from everybody. The whole village laughed at him they called him a loafer. They all swore never to lend him any money because he never payed back. Unoka was such a mastermind at borrowing that he always succeeded in borrowing more, this caused his debts to pile up. Okonkwo’s prosperity was visible in his household. Okonkwo had a very large barn, which was surrounded by thick red walls made out of dirt. Unoka barely owned his home. Okonkwo didn’t get a head star in life as most oung men did. He did not inharet a barn or any yams, not even a wife. Okonkwo has to star from
In the beggining chapters of the book called “Things Fall Apart,” there is a big misunderstanding between Unoka and his son Okonkwo. Their conflict is based on Unokas unprodictuve behavior. Okonkwo on the other hand is a very strong and hard working man. Okonkwo is ashamed to say that his father is the lazyest man on the village. Unoka sits all day and plays his flute while everybody else is out in the yam fields working their butts off. Even tough Unoka is a very lazy man, his son Okonkwo figures out a way to get a totally different reputation around his village. Okonkwo becomes one of the most wealthiest man in his village. If there is one thing Okonkwo is afraid of is becoming anything like his father. Okonkwo was well know throughout the nine villages and beyond. All of his fame rested on all his personal achivements. He was first recognized at the age of eighteen when he threw Amalinze the cat off the village. Amalize was a very good wrestler that had never been beaten in battle.Unoka was a debtor, he owed every neighbor some cowries to quite substancial amounts. Unoka was the kind of guy that dosen’t like to save money, he prefers to enjoy it while you’re still alive. Unoka was basically a failure, his wife and children had barely enough to eat. He was always borrowing money from everybody. The whole village laughed at him they called him a loafer. They all swore never to lend him any money because he never payed back. Unoka was such a mastermind at borrowing that he always succeeded in borrowing more, this caused his debts to pile up. Okonkwo’s prosperity was visible in his household. Okonkwo had a very large barn, which was surrounded by thick red walls made out of dirt. Unoka barely owned his home. Okonkwo didn’t get a head star in life as most oung men did. He did not inharet a barn or any yams, not even a wife. Okonkwo has to star from