Jenny Gao 9/20/15 Lowe 5 Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe LEVEL 1: The Basics 1.Facts & Context - Things Fall Apart was written by Chinua Achebe in 1958. He later became a professor of African studies at Brown University. He won many awards for his writings and received honorary degrees for over 30 universities. This book was one of his most well known novel and became a required book to read at many schools. 2.Plot Developments - Okonkwo is a leader of the Umuofia tribe Igbo people and is known to be very tough because of how he thinks of his father. He killed his adopted son and continues to show no emotion because he doesn’t want anyone to see him as weak. Later, he accidentally kills a body and is exiled. White missionaries arrive …show more content…
Because of this vision, he has hurt and even killed many people. He killed his adopted son, although it was not required for him to. He also beat his third wife for getting her hair done instead of cooking dinner for him. He has also threated his second wife with a gun. 5.Characters: a.Okonkwo - He is known as the leader in Umuofia and is characterized as a tough and violent person. He despises the weak and does not want to be like his father, who he felt was effeminate and lazy. Throughout the novel, he has always maintained his status of being a strong and masculine person. b.Nwoye - Okonkwo’s son. Okonkwo sees him as a weak and lazy person, similar to his father. As he continues beating his son, Nwoye becomes stronger and more masculine, which pleases Okonkwo. When the missionaries arrived at their village, Nwoye converts to Christianity which upsets his father. Because of this, Okonkwo sees his like his father again. c.Ikemefuna - Okonkwo’s adopted son. As he starts living with the family, he begins creating a relationship with Nwoye. They become close and Okonkwo too, is becoming fond of him. However, Okonkwo still is reluctant to show any emotion because he does not want to give in to his
In this essay, the author
- Explains that things fall apart was written by chinua achebe in 1958 and became a professor of african studies at brown university.
- Explains okonkwo is a leader of the umuofia tribe igbo people and is known to be tough because of how he thinks of his father.
- Analyzes how okonkwo strives to be as different from his father as possible and has hurt and killed many people. he also beat his third wife for getting her hair done.
- Explains that things fall apart was written by chinua achebe in 1958 and became a professor of african studies at brown university.
- Explains okonkwo is a leader of the umuofia tribe igbo people and is known to be tough because of how he thinks of his father.
- Analyzes how okonkwo strives to be as different from his father as possible and has hurt and killed many people. he also beat his third wife for getting her hair done.
- Analyzes how okonkwo, the leader in umuofia, despises the weak and doesn't want to be like his father, who is effeminate and lazy.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's adopted son, c.ikemefuna, creates a close relationship with his adopted father, and is reluctant to show any emotion because he does not want to give in to his weakness.
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- Narrates how okonkwo was a sick man in today's society. when he shot his gun, the crowd cried of agony and shouts of horror.
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- Narrates how okonkwo became attached to a boy that he had taken in when udo’s wife was murdered. the boy, ikemefuna, still missed his family but was beginning to feel at home.
- Narrates how okonkwo was a sick man in today's society. when he shot his gun, the crowd cried of agony and shouts of horror.
- Opines that people today would never want to walk in okonkwo's shoes, but people back then thought he was brave and didn't hold a grudge against him.
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- Analyzes how okonkwo, a highly regarded person in umofia, is resistant to change, knowing that change brings new modifications to the life of the community and his life.
- Analyzes how okonkwo becomes a violent, villainous character as the missionaries build their foundation in umofia.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's resistance gives him another view of the change the missionaries have exercised and how the people are starting to accept this change.
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- Analyzes how okonkwo's resistance gives him another view of the change the missionaries have exercised and how the people are starting to accept this change.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's stance in umofia is revealed after the altercation with the missionaries trying to stop the gathering for war.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's resistance to change causes his significance to disappear, leaving only a violent and villainous character.
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- Explains that okonkwo was an accomplished and ambitious man, known for his rapid rise to fame. his strength, his fiery temper, and his fondness for those he respect and love were all suppressed.
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- Analyzes how okonkwo strives to appear as masculine as possible, even though his father's traits were already considered very male. however, not all agree with his interpretation of manliness.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's fiery temper was feared throughout the nine villages. he beat his wives consistently and instilled fear in his children.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's fondness of his family was clearly shown, even though he almost shot his second wife to death in anger and to avoid showing weakness.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's true nature was clearly only reflected around those closest to him, many times only under intimate or special circumstances. his unrealised and under expressed fondness for those he loved, and his overly expressed fiery temper, deeply developed the character.
714 wordsRead More - The Broken Chainanalytical essayOkonkwo is the strong, successful son of a weak father, Unoka. This has formed his character and will eventually destroy him . "And so Okonkwo was ruled by one passion- to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved."(17) Nwoye is presented as being similar to his grandfather, or at least that is Okonkwo's greatest fear: "Nwoye was then twelve years old but was already causing his father great anxiety for his incipient laziness. At any rate, that was how it looked to his father." (17) Here the narrator interferes in defense of Nwoye; what it looks like to his father may not be the truth about the boy.
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- Analyzes how chinua achebe's novel things fall apart depicts the british colonisers' destruction of the traditional ibo life.
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- Analyzes how nwoye is a shadow-like figure with no voice until late in the narrative. he is depicted by the narrator's delicate words.
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- Analyzes how okonkwo is the strong, successful son of a weak father, unoka. this has formed his character and will eventually destroy him.
- Analyzes how nwoye is a shadow-like figure with no voice until late in the narrative. he is depicted by the narrator's delicate words.
- Narrates how ikemefuna, a boy who ends up in okonkwo's household through the unfortunate death of an young girl, becomes the support he needs. they became inseparable.
- Analyzes how nwoye feigned that he no longer cared for women's stories, and his father wanted him to be a man.
- Analyzes how nwoye's friend ikemefuna is taken away by the elders to be killed, but when okonkwe returns alone he is certain his friend is dead. some traditions of the ibos are impossible for him to accept.
- Analyzes how nwoye's character is shaped in the gap between the narrator’s gentle words and okonkw
- Analyzes how nwoye utters powerful words when obierika sees him in umuofia among the missionaries.
- Analyzes how okonkwo loses much of his cultural inheritance. his father's fear has come true and they will all be waiting in vane for worship and sacrifice.
607 wordsRead More - The Stubborness of Okonkwoanalytical essayFrom birth Okonkwo had wanted his son, Nwoye, to be a great warrior like him. His son instead rebelled and wanted to be nothing like Okonkwo. Okonkwo would not change so that his son would idolize him, as he had wanted since his son's birth. He chose not to acknowledge his son's existence instead. This would weigh heavily on anyone's conscience, yet Okonkwo does not let his relationship with his son affect him in the least bit.
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- Analyzes how okonkwo does not change throughout the novel, despite his experiences, tribal and family, but he remains unchanged in a new time, where change is the only way to be accepted.
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- Analyzes how chinua achebe's "things fall apart" is a tragic story about okonkwo, who is often compared to the tragic hero like those in greek tragedies.
- Explains that the ibo people live a peaceful but ignorant life, and that their laws and justice system were perverted. okonkwo embodied all that was brutal in this society.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's introduction of christianity into ibo society brought an end to madness, law and order, and a better sense of morality.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe's "things fall apart" is a tragic story about okonkwo, who is often compared to the tragic hero like those in greek tragedies.
- Explains that the ibo people live a peaceful but ignorant life, and that their laws and justice system were perverted. okonkwo embodied all that was brutal in this society.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's introduction of christianity into ibo society brought an end to madness, law and order, and a better sense of morality.
- Analyzes how achebe's story of okonkwo was tragic but symbolic. it showed the power of god in bringing change and harmony.
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- Explains that albert chinualumogu achebe was born november 16, 1930, in ogidi, nigeria. he was educated at the university college of ibadan, but also attended government college in 1944.
- Explains that okonkwo's theme of things fall apart is that one can never be satisfied with himself if one is constantly trying to show people that he is something that they are not.
- Opines that the heathen fear that they will die unless they shave off the mark of their faith. they have cast them out like lepers against god's will.
- Explains that albert chinualumogu achebe was born november 16, 1930, in ogidi, nigeria. he was educated at the university college of ibadan, but also attended government college in 1944.
- Explains that okonkwo's theme of things fall apart is that one can never be satisfied with himself if one is constantly trying to show people that he is something that they are not.
- Opines that the heathen fear that they will die unless they shave off the mark of their faith. they have cast them out like lepers against god's will.
- Analyzes how the quote shows the christians' attitude towards the ibo's beliefs and how they were treated. they took dissidents from the clan and adopted them into the church.
- Explains that okonkwo is a distinguished man in the clan, and he established himself as skilled wrestler. his lazy father, unoka, drives him away, eventually joining the missionaries.
- Analyzes the conflict in the novel things fall apart and concludes that okonkwo hangs himself in a tree to differentiate himself from his father.
- Analyzes how okonkwo did not have the start in life that many young men had. he threw himself into it like one possessed by the fear of his father's contemptible life and shameful death.
- Analyzes how the clan realizes that it's the white man that is the problem, and he is causing them to fall apart.
- Analyzes how the natives tried to negotiate with the white men peacefully, but the christians had to have everything.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's suicide is a sign that the natives are losing the battle against the stronger white men.
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- Analyzes how nwoye, in chinua achebe's "things fall apart", had a big problem with fear of what people thought of him and not wanting to be quiet.
- Analyzes how ex. nwoye's sense of identity made him think of becoming his true self. the cultural collision of british colonists and ibo people affected him to the point where he wanted to be just like them.
- Analyzes how nwoye's identity was challenged with the introduction of western ideas because he didn't want to become anything like his father.
- Analyzes how nwoye, in chinua achebe's "things fall apart", had a big problem with fear of what people thought of him and not wanting to be quiet.
- Analyzes how ex. nwoye's sense of identity made him think of becoming his true self. the cultural collision of british colonists and ibo people affected him to the point where he wanted to be just like them.
- Analyzes how nwoye's identity was challenged with the introduction of western ideas because he didn't want to become anything like his father.
- Explains that nwoye's sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of western ideas because he saw that the british (christian) religion was better than ibo religion
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- Opines that nwoye felt more comfortable with the british missionaries. they were more like him and more understanding than his own people.
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- Analyzes how chinua achebe uses the classic father son conflict to show how much communication matters in not only their society but also in their family.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe used the missionaries to show the collapse of their religion.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe uses realistic characters to show how people interact with other people and the devastating consequences that can follow.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe uses the classic father son conflict to show how much communication matters in not only their society but also in their family.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe used the missionaries to show the collapse of their religion.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe used a fantastic relationship between ezinma and her mother ekwefi to show the importance of communication and understanding between characters.
- Analyzes how the raw communication that the ibo people show and the way that opinion and point of view affect not only the story but also the community within the book is amazing.
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- Explains that okonkwo believes his people to be powerful warriors and masculine fighters who would never give in to an invasion whether it be peaceful or not.
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- Explains that okonkwo believes his people to be powerful warriors and masculine fighters who would never give in to an invasion whether it be peaceful or not.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's pride for his people’s warlike ways was slowly diminished in umuofia. after the death of his foster brother ikemefuna, he started to resent his father.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's weakness had a huge impact on him but the cowardly acts of his people took his weakened pride and ripped it to shreds.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's pride in his people is rivaled only by the pride he has of himself, but this pride slowly eroded throughout the course of the novel.
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- Analyzes the brutal downhill of okonkwo in the novel things fall apart, by achebe chinua. he wears a mask and brings pride upon himself through false belief and actions.
- Explains that okonkwo's greatest fear was not a stronger warrior or loss of war; it was the weakest of people: his father.
- Analyzes how okonkwo lives most of his life in self-concern, how he looks on the outside. his downfall begins with the death of ikemefuna.
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- Explains that okonkwo's greatest fear was not a stronger warrior or loss of war; it was the weakest of people: his father.
- Analyzes how okonkwo lives most of his life in self-concern, how he looks on the outside. his downfall begins with the death of ikemefuna.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's eviction and self-doubt change his perspective on who he was throughout his adult life. every title and respect ironically are removed because of change.
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619 wordsRead More - things fall apartanalytical essayOkonkwo has three wives. He is known for beating his wives brutally. He also has a twelve-year-old son named Nwoye whom he finds lazy. Okonkwo is afraid his son will turn out like his father Unoka which is a failure. So in an agreement with a nearby tribe, Umuofia wins a virgin and a fifteen-year-old boy. Okonkwo became the boy’s guardian, Ikemefuna, and saw the son he always wanted in him. Ikemefuna stayed with Okonkwo and his family for about three years. Nwoye made a connection with Ikemefuna too. Nwoye looked up to him as an older br...
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- Analyzes how okonkwo, a well-known warrior of the umuofia clan, has trouble balancing the feminine and masculine side in his life.
- Analyzes how okonkwo has three wives, a twelve-year-old son, and an older brother. he is afraid his son will turn out like his father unoka.
- Analyzes how okonkwo broke the one rule that was not supposed to be broken during the peace week, which is to show love for the duration of the week.
- Analyzes how okonkwo, a well-known warrior of the umuofia clan, has trouble balancing the feminine and masculine side in his life.
- Analyzes how okonkwo has three wives, a twelve-year-old son, and an older brother. he is afraid his son will turn out like his father unoka.
- Analyzes how okonkwo broke the one rule that was not supposed to be broken during the peace week, which is to show love for the duration of the week.
- Analyzes how achebe expresses that africa is not as quiet or misunderstood as others think it is, and shows a lot of symbolism.
- Analyzes how okonkwo, an african tribesman, has a feminine father, lazy son, disobeying daughter, and three unresponsive wives.
631 wordsRead More - Okonkwo's Characters In Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebeanalytical essayWhen Okonkwo’s cousin Amikwu witnessed Nwoye at the Christian church, Okonkwo was enraged. Once Nwoye returned him Okonkwo grab his neck and began to choke him, demanding to know where he was. After he was finished beating his son, Nwoye decided to leave and never return. He confided in a missionary Mr. Kiaga telling him that he has not decided to return to Umuofia and attend the Christian school to learn to read and write. Okonkwo looked at his son as woman like, who resembled his grandfather greatly.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how chinua achebe wrote the novel, things fall apart, which represents a life of an african man named okonkwo, who lives in ibo in nigeria.
- Explains that okonkwo has three wives and eight children who are afraid of him because he runs his family with an iron fist as achebe described him. ikemefuna was taken from his village because his father participated in a murder.
- Explains that okonkwo is an angry man who will beat his wives and degrade them if they do not do as they are told. he is afraid his family will become lazy and looked down upon like his father once was.
- Analyzes how chinua achebe wrote the novel, things fall apart, which represents a life of an african man named okonkwo, who lives in ibo in nigeria.
- Explains that okonkwo has three wives and eight children who are afraid of him because he runs his family with an iron fist as achebe described him. ikemefuna was taken from his village because his father participated in a murder.
- Explains that okonkwo is an angry man who will beat his wives and degrade them if they do not do as they are told. he is afraid his family will become lazy and looked down upon like his father once was.
- Describes okonkwo as a ruthless, emotionless man who participated in his killing of ikemfuna, even though he was not ordered to do so.
- Describes how okonwo's daughter enzima, who he wishes was born a boy because she has great spirit, was sickly and recently became ill again. he found everything needed to make the medicine for iba.
- Explains that okonkwo was exiled to his mother's land of mbanta for sevens years after ezedu’s funeral, the oldest man in the village.
- Explains that okonkwo was so disappointed in his son that he did not even want to speak of him to obierika. soon the missionaries also arrived to mbanta and the men here do not listen to them speak.
- Narrates how okonkwo's cousin amikwu witnessed him at the christian church and choked him. after he was finished beating his son, nwye decided to leave umuofia and never return.
- Explains that the people of mbanta and the christians could live in peace together because they were looked at as harmless. the christians allowed the igbo outcasts into their church, which angered the clan.
- Explains that okonkwo's time of exile is coming to an end and now he is sending money to obierka to help him start to rebuild his life in umoufia.
- Analyzes how okonkwo was confused about the white men and their christian ways taking over his fatherland. he discussed with obierika why no one stopped them from spreading their religion and governmental views.
- Analyzes how okonkwo is bothered that the missionaries were not threatening enough to force them to leave while he was exiled. mr. smith pushed his values and beliefs too much onto the people of the village.
- Narrates how obierka and the other men cooperated in finding okonkwo, the prideful and macho man he was, hanged himself, where achebe left the story.
1290 wordsRead More - Things Fall Apart Book Report- 11 Pages Long. I Got An Aanalytical essayOkonkwo - Okonkwo is a clan leader in Umuofia. He has a large family, yet is very stubborn and known for his violent personality. He became well known through all of the seven villages by throwing “The Cat” during a wrestling tournament.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the novel began by rehashing the story of okonkwo's youth. he didn't grow up with the greatest father, he was ashamed of, and became a great wrestler.
- Analyzes how achebe used adjectives to describe ekewfi's fear in the oracle of the hills.
- Analyzes how okonkwo returns to umuofia from his banishment and states that the new christians and emotional battles among the clan and missionaries had begun to fall apart.
- Analyzes how the novel began by rehashing the story of okonkwo's youth. he didn't grow up with the greatest father, he was ashamed of, and became a great wrestler.
- Analyzes how achebe used adjectives to describe ekewfi's fear in the oracle of the hills.
- Analyzes how okonkwo returns to umuofia from his banishment and states that the new christians and emotional battles among the clan and missionaries had begun to fall apart.
- Analyzes how okonkwo's father, unoka, was a complete embarrassment and vowed never to be like his father.
- Analyzes how the setting of the novel is important because different cultures supported different moral and ethical values, such as the christian faith and the ability to marry many women.
- Narrates how ikemefuna is ordered to death by the oracle of the hills and caves after three years of living with okonkwo.
- Narrates how the oracle of the hills and caves went to okonkwo's compound during the night. he was banished from umoufia and sent to mbanta for seven years.
- Narrates how okonkwo beheaded one of the masked clansmen and destroyed the church. when the commissioner and his men went to his compound to warrant his arrest, the wives did not cut him down.
- Analyzes how okonkwo pressured his son to work hard and never made him feel good enough, so he developed into a sad faced youth.
- Analyzes how the ancestors symbolized a new, fresh beginning in umofia. masculinity was also represented through the course of the novel.
- Analyzes how achebe used a sense of igbo tradition and used flashbacks to explain okonkwo's violent, hard-working tendencies.
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