Principal Characters in Things Fall Apart Anene – Ekwefi’s first husband Chielo – the current priestess of the oracle Chika – the former priestess of the oracle‚ during Unoka’s time District Commissioner the British official in charge of a particular African district Ekwefi – Okonkwo’s second wife; mother of Ezinma Enoch – a Christian convert who killed the sacred python and sought confrontation with Igbo traditionalists Ezeani – the priest of the earth goddess Ezeudu
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“Everyone must make decisions. They can be good or bad‚ and they may affect our own lives and those of people we know.” Okonkwo‚ the protagonist in the novel “Things Fall Apart”‚ written by Chinua Achebe‚ makes many drastic decisions that affect himself and all of those who surround him. Some of them are good and some of them he regrets The first drastic decision that Okonkwo made in this novel was‚ when he had killed his “adopted” son‚ Ikemefuna. Nothing positive had come from the killing of Ikemefuna
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12 AP English Burnett Things Fall Apart Socratic Seminar Points of Discussion 1. Achebe begins the novel with an elaborate description of the central character Okonkwo. What do we learn about the values of Umuofians through this characterization? 2. Discuss Okonkwo as an Igbo heroic character: how does he work to achieve greatness as defined by his culture? How does he differ from Western heroes? What are Okonkwo’s strengths and weaknesses? 3. Describe
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After reading the introduction of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ the reader is meant to view Okonkwo‚ the book’s protagonist‚ as one who gives off the image of being hard and tough but still has feelings for others on the inside. Okonkwo‚ as one of the most well respected men in Umuofia‚ must uphold the appearance of a tough man. To “be a man” in his society was to rule his house with a heavy hand and not express weak emotions‚ such as affection‚ pleasure‚ and many other positive feelings. The
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Drive to succeed means that an internal or external drive that prompts a person to action in other words success.The ability to initiate and persist at a task.Putting a 100% of your time‚effort‚energy‚ and focus into your work. In the story of Things Fall Apart Okonkwo is a very successful man but his drive for succeeding was quite temporary and died off. Okonkwo a young eighteen year old was well known throughout the nine villages he brought honor to his village by fighting Allemenzai‚Allemenzai
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Okonkwo‚ a character with a complex and difficult personality‚ from Chinua Achebe’s novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ struggles to show emotions other than anger. Okonkwo‚ as a leader of the tribe to which he belongs‚ believes that showing affection is a sign of weakness. His behavior makes him struggle with his relationships with his wives and children‚ as he is very strict when it comes to disciplining them. However‚ he is not emotionless‚ he just refuses to let his emotions be known to the people
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who beats others to make them see their mistakes‚ is he a man? Does he deserve sympathy? If “his whole life was dominated by fear‚ fear of failure and of weakness”‚ does he deserve sympathy? In this case it is okonkwo‚ the main character of Things fall apart. I see his point of view and I for one sympathise him. He is a good man person but his methods of correcting others is rather extreme. I will explain by using two of his children. First‚ Ezinma the daughter of his second wife. “ Sit like a woman
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recalled the name. He was a flaming fire.” (Achebe 153) Achebe used the fire to symbolize how he had an enormous enthusiasm in the beginning of the book‚ but towards the end of the book the fire literally burned his fervent along with the tribe’s culture. This connects to chi because although his intense passion kept him successful none of this could help him elude the destiny his chi gave
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Contrasting Conflict in Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness by Josef Conrad and Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe are two novels that are written to make a statement. Both are meant to stir the emotions of the reader‚ whether those emotions be anger‚ hope‚ frustration‚ joy‚ despair‚ or enlightenment. Both novels take place in the same location and same time period and involve the same groups of people. Both novels depict European imperialism in the African Congo in the 1800s
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“Fear is the main source of superstition‚ and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.”― Bertrand Russell. In the book “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe‚ a story that takes place in Niger about the Ibo culture and people. One of the characters in the story is Okonkwo‚ who is one of the main characters of the story. Okonkwo resided in a manly and violent clan. He thought very little of the people with no titles for in his mind the men were failures. Okonkwo
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