Summary Of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

“Okonkwo’s gun had exploded and a piece of iron had pierced the boy’s heart” (124).

Traditions is a representation of the history, beliefs, and language of a group of people or country. Traditions usually have a symbolic meaning due to the origins in the past. Unfortunately, most traditions aren't as positive as they should be. There's really negative traditions that can sometimes effect the people and the way they think. The people can sometimes become very narrow-minded or depending on the customs and traditions, they'll become violent. In the book Things Fall Apart Umuofia's traditions have a negative effect on the people, specifically Okonkwo. Okonkwo happens to be a respected member of the Umuofia clan. Okonkwo's wealth and High-ranked position in the community makes him very powerful. On the other hand his extreme

Growing up in an environment where one’s parents and society restrict the behavior of that individual, can be a very challenging situation to be in. This was so for Nwoye. Raised in the Igbo culture, social order was said to demand conformity. It was a culture where he was forced to act a certain way, or be punished by his father Okonkwo, which wasn’t a type of lifestyle Nwoye would want to be living all his life. The book, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe uses Nwoye to exemplify the outcomes in a relationship, of a father forcing masculine and cultural tradition values his son, Nwoye. Although, Nwoye’s curiosity on the Igbo culture and will to become the person that he wants to be, comes before him even if it calls for going against

Before the British intrusion, Nwoye was still just a young boy living a life of pure innocence. He was naïve and was constantly having to deal with the criticism of his father, Okonkwo. Okonkwo, believed that Nwoye was too feminine. Too sensitive to his surroundings. Which is true, he was just a child and had absolutely nothing to worry about. Even as much as Nwoye "knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent" (Achebe,53), he still "preferred the stories that his mother used to tell" (Achebe,53) and his future masculinity was just for show. Nwoye was an innocent, carefree child with no worries in the world. His effeminate actions, however, did not help him deal with the unjust loss of his elder brother, Ikemefuna. He lost all faith in Okonkwo for taking part in the murder and spent most of his time after the incident, dwelling on the inhumane actions of not only his father but also his village. There were several unexplainable occurrences in his community such as them putting twin babies in pots and "throwing them away in the

In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, the characters Ikemefuna and Obierika are used as “foil characters,” and reveal pertinent traits of Okonkwo’s true nature. The traits of Ikemefuna and Obierika contrast the traits Okonkwo, and allow the reader greater insight into Okonkwo’s fear of emasculation and his trepidation for the transformation of Igbo culture. Both Obierika and Ikemefuna accentuate the abhorrence Okonkwo has for becoming epicene and opprobrious like his father. Obierika also is skeptical of the Igbo culture in that he questions aspects of Igbo traditions and rituals, for he feels a certain degree of change may benefit their society. Furthermore, Ikemefuna’s character also reveals not only Okonkwo’s fear of emasculation, but

Are men always supposed to be represented as superior and tough? The novel, “Things Fall Apart” is about the tragic fall of the Ibo culture and main character Okonkwo. Reason why things fall apart is due to the men within the Ibo culture converting to a new religion. Chinua Achebe shows that men in the Ibo culture are expected to be superior, successful, and strong. Okonkwo is one man who embodies all the traits of a successful man. Achebe also shows how unsuccessful men of the Ibo culture led to things falling apart.The novel shows this with multiple events that happened in the the book for example when Okonkwo the main character becomes successful by beating Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling match and much more. In the novel men are represented

Sometimes one is not as strong as one appears. In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is a man determined to succeed, whose violent actions result from his need to find a sense of identity within his community. Through many different acts of violence, we see Okonkwo’s internal struggle with himself, the legacy of his father, and the changing society as a whole. Ultimately, Achebe uses violence throughout the novel to illustrate Okonkwo’s identity through the lens of his relationship with society, and how certain changes in society affect him.

Throughout Chinua Achebe’s, Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo portrays a more austere type of person, only wanting to succeed in life to not become a failure like his father, Unoka. Achebe shows that Okonkwo cares for Ezinma most when he follows her to the cave. However, Okonkwo will never quite accept her fully because she is a woman.

Throughout life many challenges come up that aren’t expected to arise. In some cases the best thing to do is help people that are hurting in tough situations. Instead of saying things about what people are doing wrong, boost them up. Everybody in life has good days and bad days. Many times you don’t understand what the other person is going through, so don’t say something that is going to hurt the other person. Everybody should watch what they say because the person you are talking to may see it in a completely different way. These tough situations could change history completely if each person took time to understand the other person that they are communicating with. In the book Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe, many times the readers

Normally, a successful hero arises from a rough past. However, Chinua Achebe wrote a story that contrasts with the usual pattern of a hero’s life. The novel Things Fall Apart centers on a man named Okonkwo, a clan leader in the village of Umuofia. From Okonkwo’s tragic hero qualities and struggle with his son and culture, readers can learn several qualities to consider and to avoid. A tragic hero is defined as a person who experiences a disastrous fall after accumulating high titles.

Chinua Achebe’s first novel, “Things Fall Apart” takes place in Umuofia, Nigeria in the 19th century. Okonkwo, the protagonist, was a respected, strong leader of the Ibo clan providing for his three wives and their children. His father was a failure, making Okonkwo’s greatest fear being seen as a weak failure, but this also makes Okonkwo strive for success. “His whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness“ (2. 12). With his drive to succeed, Okonkwo managed to make many poor decisions resulting in unwanted consequences. Okonkwo is an exact representation of a western tragic hero in the novel, “Things Fall Apart.”

My six word story explains that no matter how you decide to carry out your life, death plays in no one’s favor and by no one’s rules. Death is inconsiderate about how you presented yourself to the world, or how you struggled to gain the fruits of your labor. You could be an eminent business man during your time, only to be the victim of a homicide conducted by your best friend. This six word story applies to ´Things Fall Apart´ by Chinua Achebe. Okonkwo lived his life with a hardworking and prosperous attitude. He held many titles, had several wives and children, and abundant fields of yam. Okonkwo showed no emotion, just strength and wrath. He believed that, “To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was

Another form of political resistance is through the characters in Achebe’s Things fall Apart. The character’s use their bodies and morals to rise against oppression. What the characters do is isolate difference or let, “Umuofia…decided to kill him… [in fear] of being thought weak” (Achebe, 1986, pp. 40-43). Through the physical act of death the end is inevitable and while the Africans decide to act upon it, the colonization is what refrains the movement of the town. There is a clash of cultural conflict because of the way societies deal with political situations. Resulting in separation in Okonkwo’s morals, especially when, “All was silent… Okonkwo’s gun had exploded and a piece pf iron… [In] the…heart… [Forced] to flee.” (Achebe, 1986,

Things Fall Apart: What Chinua Achebe Hoped To Communicate Things Fall Apart, written by Chinua Achebe, is a famous novel about Nigerian culture, especially the village of Umuofia, through the life of the main character Okonkwo. During the mid-twentieth century, the history of Nigeria was mostly told by non-natives and was often stigmatized by the difference between their culture and the so-called “modern white culture.” The natives did not have the agency to tell their own stories about their culture from their perspective and therefore did not have the opportunity to share their unique lifestyle with the world. Being aware of how the Nigerian history was portrayed at that time, perhaps Achebe wanted to tell a story about the very misinterpreted

The main objective of Chinua Achebe in his book Things fall apart (1958) is to depict openly and clearly the culture of the Ibo people of the West Africa (Bloom 49). Contrasting the European views of the Africans such as Conrad 's book titled Heart of Darkness; Achebe depiction narrates involved rituals, customs, and laws and comes up with personal attributes. Chinua Achebe in Things Fall Apart shows the aspects of full functionality and life. Nevertheless, Achebe still upholds his aim and eludes giving the Ibo any unjustified sympathy, selecting some their customs, for example, the compulsory neglecting of infant twin in doubtful circumstance (Bloom 49)