The book Things Fall Apart successfully expressed how Chinua Achebe had succeeded in writing a different story. It pointed out the conflict of oneself in the Ibo society. Throughout the novel‚ Chinua Achebe used simple but dignified words and unlike other books‚ he also included some flashbacks and folktales to make the novel more interesting and comprehensible. Things Fall Apart was about a man named Okonkwo‚ who was always struggling with his inner fear although he was known for being a strong
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villages. Textual reference- Dazed with fear‚ Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down. He was afraid of being thought weak.” Context- They‚ Okonkwo killed Ikemefuna. Thematic idea suggested by evidence- Identity Commentary- Okonkwo is so full of “pride” that he is becoming more heartless. Textual Reference- “He tried not to think about Ikemefuna‚ but the more he tried the more he thought about him.” Context-
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reputation throughout the village as being a coward. Okonkwo there for fixates his mind on how to make sure he never does anything his father did; For example‚ never show compassion like his father always had. Second; he loses connection with his son “Nwoye”. First by losing his sons trust; after he is part of the killing of “Ikemeuna” who his son had grown to look upon as an older brother. Then as citing from
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“ We cannot leave the matter in his hands because he doesn’t not understand our customs‚ just as we do not understand his. We say he is foolish because he does not know our ways‚ and perhaps he says we are foolish because we do not know his. Let him go away” (*1). This quote shows the major theme of the book which is change vs tradition. The quote shows the theme perfectly; basically it shows the ignorance of most of the Umuofia clan and their fear of the white peoples culture taking over theirs
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Things Fall Apart: An Analysis The culture of the Umuofia society before the colonial infiltration‚ may be hard to understand but we are forced by Achebe to realize it has traditions and customs that make it work. Although‚ looking at it from our Judaeo-Christian point of view we may be appalled by some of their practices. We also have to realize that they have strengths. Things Fall apart is the idea of balance and interdependence‚ earth and sky‚ individual and community‚ man and woman
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While maintaining this outward appearance of masculinity‚ however‚ he also had the viewpoint of men being superior to women. When pertaining to his son Nwoye‚ Okonkwo wanted him to be “...able to control his women-folk. No matter how prosperous a man was‚ if he was unable to rule his women and his children (and especially his women) he was not really a man He was like the man in the song who had ten and
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use flashbacks to reveal different aspects of Okonkwo’s life? 2. Foreshadowing is a hint or clue an author gives about something that may happen later in a story. How does the author foreshadow what is going to happen to Ikemefuna? 3. Chinua Achebe uses proverbs to help tell his story in Things Fall Apart. Select one (1) proverb from the novel that you particularly like and explain its meaning. Please make note of the
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Things Fall Apart 2. Chinua Achebe 3. 209 Pgs 4. Tragedy 5. AP List 6. Although his father was a lazy man who earned no titles in the Ibo tribe‚ Okonkwo is a great man in his home of Umuofia. Okonkwo is selected by the elders to be the guardian of Ikemefuna‚ a boy taken prisoner by the tribe. For three years the boy lives with Okonkwo’s family and they grow fond of him. Then the elders decide that the boy must be killed. Rather than seem weak and feminine to the other men of the tribe‚ Okonkwo helps
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and he is in a never ending battle against failure‚ weakness and fear. This made him commit mistakes and get into trouble‚ as he once offended the Igbo community‚ got exiled for killing a kid by mistake for seven years‚ and he deliberately killed Ikemefuna following the Oracle’s orders and refusing the advice of letting someone else do it‚ some say he did it for he wanted to hold no grudge against that person‚ some say it’s another try of him to prove he is not weak nor afraid. Another important incident
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advice. In some other cultures‚ people pray to their deity to be guided in the right direction or to understand why things happen the way that they do. When the Ibo people want to know what they must do‚ in an unclear situation (such as how to handle Ikemefuna)‚ they consult the oracle. Most superstitions in the Ibo society are based on lack of knowledge about something. Superstition‚ in most societies‚ functions as an explanation for that which we cannot explain with science or logic. It also functions
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