Things Fall Apart Pt. 1 Study Questions Answers
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
Study Questions
1)- Achebe would choose to take the title of “The Second Coming” probably because the Igbo tribe falls apart inside due to social issues & more as it was said in the poem, “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.”.
This deepens/extends the meaning of Achebe’s title and novel because the main center of the Igbo tribe was losing its strength and conflicts were bound to happen because of this.
2)- Okonkwo was quite popular throughout the villages. After a wrestling match he began to gain fame. He was tall, huge, and had bushy eyebrows with a wide nose. He also used physical violence to make his point or release his anger. In addition, he hardly ever showed any other expression than anger whether he felt emotional inside or not. He was impatient with unsuccessful men such as his father and tried his best not to grow up like his dad. Okonkwo was a wealthy farmer with two barns full of yam and three wives.
As an Igbo heroic character, Okonkwo works to achieve greatness as defined by his community and culture by defeating the Cat to become the greatest wrestler among the nine villages, showing prowess in two intertribal wars, marrying three wives, and obtaining two barns full of yam.
Okonkwo differs from Western heroes whom I am familiar with because unlike the Western heroes he beats his wife, and is also uncomfortable with his father’s failures. Also, familiar Western heroes are quite easy to get along with, have special type of powers or secret identity, and are mostly friendly. Okonkwo has no type of powers or secret identity, a very hard person to deal with and never stops showing angry expressions.
Okonkwo is strong in fighting, working hard, and maintaining order & discipline but weak in farming crops and showing emotion & love to others even his family.
3)- Unoka was tall, lazy, improvident, and thin with a slight stoop. As soon as he got some money he spent it on palm-wine and had a good time with his
Study Questions
1)- Achebe would choose to take the title of “The Second Coming” probably because the Igbo tribe falls apart inside due to social issues & more as it was said in the poem, “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.”.
This deepens/extends the meaning of Achebe’s title and novel because the main center of the Igbo tribe was losing its strength and conflicts were bound to happen because of this.
2)- Okonkwo was quite popular throughout the villages. After a wrestling match he began to gain fame. He was tall, huge, and had bushy eyebrows with a wide nose. He also used physical violence to make his point or release his anger. In addition, he hardly ever showed any other expression than anger whether he felt emotional inside or not. He was impatient with unsuccessful men such as his father and tried his best not to grow up like his dad. Okonkwo was a wealthy farmer with two barns full of yam and three wives.
As an Igbo heroic character, Okonkwo works to achieve greatness as defined by his community and culture by defeating the Cat to become the greatest wrestler among the nine villages, showing prowess in two intertribal wars, marrying three wives, and obtaining two barns full of yam.
Okonkwo differs from Western heroes whom I am familiar with because unlike the Western heroes he beats his wife, and is also uncomfortable with his father’s failures. Also, familiar Western heroes are quite easy to get along with, have special type of powers or secret identity, and are mostly friendly. Okonkwo has no type of powers or secret identity, a very hard person to deal with and never stops showing angry expressions.
Okonkwo is strong in fighting, working hard, and maintaining order & discipline but weak in farming crops and showing emotion & love to others even his family.
3)- Unoka was tall, lazy, improvident, and thin with a slight stoop. As soon as he got some money he spent it on palm-wine and had a good time with his