Okonkwo's Father In Things Fall Apart

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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a book depicting the life of a man named Okonkwo who had lost everything through a series of misfortunate events. The book begins by explaining Okonkwo’s Father and his beliefs. Okonkwo’s Father was a man who was always indebted to another and always sought the happiness of this world even if it cost him more than he could afford. His Father, Unoka, was not a respected official of the African tribe they were apart of and was looked upon as a fool who was weak for giving in to temptation of this world. Okonkwo had developed a fear of becoming weak as a result of his father’s terrible experience. I for one believe that the book was taken out of perspective and was written in a Postcolonial manner. As for …show more content…

That man had taken Okonkwo’s life out of context and wrote it in a manner such that one would realize what Okonkwo is dealing with from the outside. All of the exterior detail is present but, what about the detail from Okonkwo’s personal life? Yes, he may be dead but that did not stop the writer from speaking of the great tail. Okonkwo’s life was taken out of context so that this writing could be relevant. The writer even wrote the first copy in English instead of their native tongue. The entire validity of the story is questionable at first glance. One would eventually come to question the authenticity of this story. Why would one care about the authenticity of such a story?

The story of Things Fall Apart focused on miniscule detail to assure its audience that the source of this information is valid. I say that those miniscule details were put into place after the colonization of Africa so that they could have a tale to tell. None the less, it would affect the sanctity of the African tribe of the Oberika and the sanctity of Okonkwo. Altering someone’s story to fit ones need is one of the worst things to do and has been done throughout history time and time again. So what’s to stop them from doing it once more? To tarnish another man’s name and tittle him as a

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