Plot of Things Fall Apart
Plot of Each Chapter of Things Fall Apart
Chapter One
The story takes place within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. In this chapter, the characters are introduced.
The main character, Okonkwo is a great man among the Igbo tribe and is well known throughout the nine villages and beyond. Okonkwo’s father, Unoka was a lazy and wasteful man who often borrowed money from neighbors and he was considered a failure and a laughing stock within the community. Since Okonkwo’s father wasn’t an ambitious and respected man, Okonkwo despised and resented anything his father did and liked. He did everything he could to not be like his father. Okonkwo as a young eighteen old, began to build his social status by defeating a wrestler who was undefeated for seven years. Okonkwo is the leader of his village, he is hardworking and he shows no weakness.
Chapter Two This chapter focuses on the differences between the two villages, Mbaino and Umuofia.
Okonkwo supports three wives and eight children, a barn full of yams, a shrine for his ancestors, a hut for himself, and a hut for each wife. When an Umofian citizen is murdered in Mbaino and Okonkwo goes as an emissary to demand reparations, Mbaino is faced with the choice of either sacrificing a virgin and a young man to Umofia in compensation, or going to war against Umofia. Since the magic of Umofia is powerful and greatly feared by its neighbours, they agree to the compensation.
Okonkwo goes and is treated with respect, and he returns with the young boy and the virgin girl. The girl was sent to the man whose wife was murdered as for the boy, the village was in no hurry to decide his fate. His name is Ikemefuna. And he went to live with Okonkwo and his family. The boy is homesick and does not understand why he has been taken from his family.
Chapter Three
This chapter is basically about Unoka’s life, how he lived and how Okonkwo struggles to survive and tries his best not to live like his father.
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Chapter One
The story takes place within the Igbo community of Umuofia in eastern Nigeria. In this chapter, the characters are introduced.
The main character, Okonkwo is a great man among the Igbo tribe and is well known throughout the nine villages and beyond. Okonkwo’s father, Unoka was a lazy and wasteful man who often borrowed money from neighbors and he was considered a failure and a laughing stock within the community. Since Okonkwo’s father wasn’t an ambitious and respected man, Okonkwo despised and resented anything his father did and liked. He did everything he could to not be like his father. Okonkwo as a young eighteen old, began to build his social status by defeating a wrestler who was undefeated for seven years. Okonkwo is the leader of his village, he is hardworking and he shows no weakness.
Chapter Two This chapter focuses on the differences between the two villages, Mbaino and Umuofia.
Okonkwo supports three wives and eight children, a barn full of yams, a shrine for his ancestors, a hut for himself, and a hut for each wife. When an Umofian citizen is murdered in Mbaino and Okonkwo goes as an emissary to demand reparations, Mbaino is faced with the choice of either sacrificing a virgin and a young man to Umofia in compensation, or going to war against Umofia. Since the magic of Umofia is powerful and greatly feared by its neighbours, they agree to the compensation.
Okonkwo goes and is treated with respect, and he returns with the young boy and the virgin girl. The girl was sent to the man whose wife was murdered as for the boy, the village was in no hurry to decide his fate. His name is Ikemefuna. And he went to live with Okonkwo and his family. The boy is homesick and does not understand why he has been taken from his family.
Chapter Three
This chapter is basically about Unoka’s life, how he lived and how Okonkwo struggles to survive and tries his best not to live like his father.
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