Things Fall Apart
An African man, Chinua Achebe, wrote the novel, Things Fall Apart, at the age of 26. The story portrays his theme of life, when one thing stands another stands beside it. The main character, Okonkwo, lead a somewhat complicated life. As it began, it was ruled by courage and strength, but he chose to end it with a weak escape from every challenge he had ever been given, suicide. As his life began he was given nothing. His father, Unoka, was a disgrace to Umuofia. He was extremely lazy, and more in debt than anyone could even remember. Okonkwo worked extremely hard for everything he had ever had in his possession. He began his fame at a very young age, as a wrestler. His victory with Amalinze, the cat, was the beginning of his successful life. He harvested all of his crops alone, with no help. He was a strong and courageous wa
By the end of his life I think that he was just sick of it. Okonkwo took care of Ikemefuna for three years, but when Ezeudu said, "That boy calls you father, do not bear a hand in his death," (Achebe 57) he helped to kill him anyways. Okonkwo deserves titles for all of his accomplishments, but he does not deserve any recognition for his personality. After his exile he returned to a changed Umuofia. He was always concerned with what others would think of him, and not about what was right. This was an extremely weak act on his part. While there he took very good care of Mbanta, although he became very lazy and whiny. He could have fought the missionaries, but it's almost as if he just gave up. He was exiled from Umuofia for seven years. During his exile, he went to Mbanta, his mothers' homeland, to live with his uncle, Uchendu. White men, missionaries moved into Umuofia, and Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, decided to join them. " (Achebe 4) He was known for his fiery temper, which on occasion acted out unnecessarily.
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Umuofia Okonkwo's,
Ikemefuna Ezeudu,
Priestess Agbala,
Uchendu Uchendu,
Umuofia White,
Chinua Achebe,
Mbaino Umuofia,
Ikemefuna Okonkwo,
okonkwo lead,
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