SUMMARY of Things Fall Apart The novel deals with the rise and fall of Okonkwo ‚ a man from the village of Unuofia. Okonkwo was not born a great man‚ but he achieved success by his hard work. His father was a lazy man who preferred playing the flute to tending the soil. Okonkwo was opposed to his father’s way of life‚ and always feared failure. In order to prove his ability‚ he had overthrown the greatest wrestler in nine villages‚ set himself up with three wives‚ two barns filled with yams and a
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the other men in his village. 2. Page #______ How did Okonkwo bring honor to his village as a young man? 3. Page #______ What other achievements make him an important man? 4. Page #______ Why does Okonkwo have no patience with his own father‚ Unoka? 5. Page #______ What good qualities does Unoka have‚ that his son fails to appreciate? Chapter Two 1. Page #______ How does Okonkwo reaffirm his greatness as a warrior to the people of his village?
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Kurtz‚ a native american‚ in the Heart of Darkness is portrayed as a demigod to his culture. His ambition allows him to work to achieve his goals and in this aspect‚ Okonkwo and Kurtz can compare. Unlike the pilgrims in Heart of Darkness‚ Mr. Kurtz works for his recognition that he receives from the native americans. Mr. Kurtz is raiding the Africans land for ivory. Ivory means a lot to Kurtz because it represents his
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economically. Okonkwo is also well respected in his tribe and admired due to the wrestling match he had with a bully of the tribe. The only thing from the western tragedy is that onkonkwo didn’t have a noble birth of childhood because his father was a failure and owed the whole tribe money. The tragic fall okonkwo receives is the murder of ikemefuna‚ he becomes depressed because he was involved in the young mans death. Also at a funeral of a tribe member okonkwo kills young boy
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tragedies such as Macbeth and Hamlet‚ due to the main character in the story; Okonkwo‚ who happends to be the tragic hero‚ which is by definition someone who lives a downfall or a tragic‚ not only because he is evil or a bad person‚ but as well because of a quality in him that brings him to his fate; fear‚ love‚ or even pride. This essay will discuss the analysis of Okonkwo’s character‚ and the reasons behind his downfall. Okonkwo is the protagonist in Chinua Achebe’s TFA‚ in his thirties he is the
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courageous‚ and strong at heart. A hero will do everything possible to live up to their beliefs and do the moral thing. Now‚ a new question arises: Is Okonkwo‚ the main character in Chinua Achebe’s novel Things Fall Apart‚ a hero? Some might say that he’s a hero – after all‚ he is a powerful‚ prosperous‚ and well-respected man. Nevertheless‚ I believe that Okonkwo is not a hero; he doesn’t show the characteristics of being kind nor motivational. He doesn’t try his best to do the moral thing‚ and
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1 The women in Umofia are unrecognized for their hard word dedication to their families. Point 2 Change is inevitable we must let things fall apart so other things can fall together Point 3 The necessity of balance in gender responsibility Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives‚ especially the youngest‚ lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper […] (2.12) In the Igbo world‚ men are the dominant sex and they “rule” over their families‚ including their wives. Women are relegated
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feeling insecure is normal but insecurity taking over a person might result in his downfall. That’s what happened to Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart. Okonkwo’s obsession with what others think of him started from an early age‚ which would drive him to be insecure. Okonkwo’s father is the reason for Okonkwo’s insecurity. His dad being viewed as a nothing would make Okonkwo wants to be viewed as everything his father wasn’t. Okonkwo’s first priority is to maintain his masculinity in
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Yet his attitude echoes so much of the depiction of Africa; this attitude‚ following Achebe’s depiction of the Igbo‚ seems hollow and savage. Digression is one of Achebe’s most important tools. Although the novel’s central story is the tragedy of Okonkwo‚ Achebe takes any opportunity he can to digress and relate anecdotes and tertiary incidents. The novel is part documentary‚ but the liveliness of Achebe’s narrative protects the book from reading like an anthropology text. We are allowed to see the
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In Things Fall Apart the men are heard of and represented more frequently than the women and children. In the novel written by Chinua Achebe it tells the life of Okonkwo and his village which is in Umuofia.Okonkwo is the man who believe all men should be successful‚ show no emotions‚ and should be the ones who take care of home. All the men in their tribe are respected. In Things Fall Apart all the men are represented as masculine which mean that they have the qualities or appearance that is associated
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