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Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe Study Questions 1)- Achebe would choose to take the title of “The Second Coming” probably because the Igbo tribe falls apart inside due to social issues & more as it was said in the poem‚ “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.”. This deepens/extends the meaning of Achebe’s title and novel because the main center of the Igbo tribe was losing its strength and conflicts were bound to happen because of this. 2)- Okonkwo was quite popular throughout the villages
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Okonkwo often commits violent acts when he is attending public gatherings such as festivals‚ or while a sacred holiday is being observed. Some of his violent acts occurring during these times include: beating his wife during the week of peace‚ killing Ikemefuna‚ and accidentally killing Ezeudu’s son. His violent tendencies often result in consequences for him and even his family. The week of peace is a very important to Igbo culture. “We should observe a week in which a man does not say a harsh
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Books cover many topics‚ so many that they often include details on the same topics. Examples of this can be found in the books Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Flame in the Mist by Renée Ahdieh. Things Fall Apart is a book about the fictional life of Okonkwo in Africa as Europeans colonized the area. Flame in the Mist is about Mariko‚ the daughter of a prominent samurai in feudal Japan and the events around her. These two books share details on the subject of differences between women and
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Ezinma as well. Ekwefi is good friends with Chielo‚ the priestess of the goddess Agbala. Nwoye- Okonkwo’s oldest son‚ whom he thinks is weak and lazy‚ Okonkwo continually beats him‚ hoping to correct the faults in him‚ influenced by Ikemefuna‚ as the book goes on he exhibits more masculine behavior which pleases Okonkwo‚ eventually converts to Christianity because he doubts about some of the laws and rules of his tribe‚ Okonkwo sees this act as effeminate‚ Okonkwo thinks that Nwoye is afflicted with
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Okonkwo once said “‘ Afraid?’ I do not care what he does to you. I despise him and those who listen to him. I shall fight alone if i choose’”(Achebe #173). In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ a character named Okonkwo lives in the Igbo tribe. He came from poverty and rosen to be the leader of the clan: because of his status Okonkwo gained confidence‚ too much confidence. Okonkwo’s mission to never show affection and work to make him better helped him get wealthy and humble. “ must
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Okonkwo’s overbearing pride in himself results in unforeseen consequences for his family and others which come in contact with him throughout the book. Case in point‚ when Okonkwo was told by an elder of the Umuofia not be getting involved with the killing of Ikemefuna because as he was told “that boy calls you father.” Prompting‚ Okonkwo to be exiled and sent to live with his mother for 7 years. Which resulted from the unfortunate killing of Ezeudu’s son from the misfiring of a bullet. Rather than
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I viewed Ikemefuna as a son. Ikemefuna had been with our family for three years‚ so I really didn’t count on things changing. When Ezeudu told that the oracle ordered him dead I was shocked. I didn’t know what to do. I thought maybe Obierika would know what to do‚ but I was even more confused after leaving his compound. How could I let someone just kill this boy who called me father‚ but I wasn’t willing to let anyone call me a coward. So I did what had to be done‚ I told Ikemefuna that he was going
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Introduction For many writers‚ the theme of a novel is the driving force of the book during its creation. Even if the author doesn ’t consciously identify an intended theme‚ the creative process is directed by at least one controlling idea — a concept or principle or belief or purpose significant to the author. The theme — often several themes — guides the author by controlling where the story goes‚ what the characters do‚ what mood is portrayed‚ what style evolves‚ and what emotional effects the
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Although his dad was an unhonoured and a lazy man. Okonkwo ‚the son of Unoka ‚ has managed to become an influential clan leader in Umofia. Since his childhood Okokwo was always embarrassed of his dad. To begin with‚ Unoka was a lazy man‚ he left all his farming for the last minute; moreover‚ he was a profligate and a spendthrift‚ he borrowed money from his clansmen and never returned them back .Furthermore‚ he was soft and liked music also he feared the sight of blood; therefore‚ he never became
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