In the novel, Things Fall Apart the chi is a concept that is based around a character’s individual god. A character's quality is determined by their fortune, whether it's a good or bad chi. The idea of the chi controls and determines a character’s luck or misfortune which can be seen in the novel through the Umuofia clan. The Umuofia clan believes that if a character has a negative chi, then they will encounter bad situations. In the novel the chi is first introduced through the character, Unoka, Okonkwo’s father. It was noted that Unoka was a very unlucky man and that his bad chi, along with evil spirits followed him everywhere. Unoka was so unlucky that the chi followed him to his death, not even a grave because he didn’t have a grave (18).
