Every family has a person who brings shame to them like Unoka. In the book things fall apart by Chinua Achebe, the character Unoka is the father of Okonkwo. Although Unoka is a very talented musician he is lazy, a failure, and a coward, who brings shame upon his family. The author characterizes Unoka throughout the book as being lazy and unproductive.
“In his day he was lazy and improvident an was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow.”In this quote Unoka is being shown lazy about his life.But that is not the only time Unoka is was known for being lazy.“He was poor, lazy and regretful at his wife, and he did not plan for the future.”This quote shows how Unoka was more than lazy because he did not care about anything not even his
“In his day he was lazy and improvident an was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow.”In this quote Unoka is being shown lazy about his life.But that is not the only time Unoka is was known for being lazy.“He was poor, lazy and regretful at his wife, and he did not plan for the future.”This quote shows how Unoka was more than lazy because he did not care about anything not even his