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Okonkwo is a man whom throughout his entire life has strived for strength and to farther himself and those around him from things he perceives to be weak. This stems from a lifelong ambition to build his life from the ground up and become an important member of the clan, as his father Unoka was an unsuccessful farmer and seen a lowly man. Okonkwo’s greatest fear however is weakness, as described on p. 11. Okonkwo is sentenced to 7 years in exile to his motherland of Mbanta for accidentally…

By the end of the story, Equality 7-2521 has changed his mind and become very critical of the leaders of his society, denouncing them in moral terms. Do you think he is correct to do so? Why or why not? In the story Anthem, by Ayn Rand, Equality 7-2521 is growing away from the life he was brought up living like, now he’s starting to figure out what life really is. He is growing farther away from the morals he was taught as a young boy. Equality will meet a girl in the story and they will…

In the story, Okonkwo has to face cultural collision with his family. He watches his family and the people around him fall apart and finds out he is not respected like he was at the start of the novel. The first reason Okonkwo’s sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of Western ideas because of Nwoye leaving his father to convert to christianity. We see evidence from the text when “Nwoye did not fully understand. But he was happy to leave his father. He would return later to his…

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a man named Okonkwo who is respected and honored by the Ibo people, but he is afraid that he will be a coward like his father and he is often cruel. After an incident with a boy named Ikemefuna, Okonkwo’s life changes drastically. A recurring theme in Things Fall Apart is the struggle between tradition, change, and others. This theme is seen after Ikemefuna’s death, Okonkwo’s exile, and the invasion of the white men. The first event is Ikemefuna’s…

The actions of the protagonist in the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, has sparked many debates on whether he is a hero or a coward. Okonkwo has several conflicting personality traits which contribute to the confusion in distinguishing hero from coward. Okonkwo is highly regarded in his home village of Umofia, however he makes many mistakes which hurt his reputation and contribute to his downfall. While Okonkwo has strengths which make him a respected member of his community, he also…

Malcolm Gladwell told the story of David the poor little shepherd boy who battle with Goliath the giant that everyone fear but it took the courage of a poor shepherd to bring him down. Just like David we all have to over come fear. Fear come in many forms, fear is a part of our lives,fear is a part of who we are.my fear came to me in many forms, fear to fail never wanting to be less than anyone, my fear of not being able to care for my family, these are fears that we all share,the fear that I…

Cultural collisions between different groups of people that are forced to live together are bound to happen, especially if those two groups have completely different ways of life. Chinua Achebe depicts what cultural collision can do to two different groups of people in his novel Things Fall Apart between the main character Okonkwo and the colonizers that come to his village, Umuofia. Okonkwo, an aggressively over-masculine, hot-tempered, traditional man, comes to face his old traditions and ways…

Being a father can mean very different things to different people, in this book Okonkwo sees being a father in an incomparable way to the way his father Unoka saw it. In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo struggles to play both the role of a leader, and a father. Okonkwo sees no desire in creating meaningful relationships with those in his life. He chooses society's opinion of him versus his family's. As the story progresses it becomes more clear that Okonkwo deals with his emotions…

The quote: "Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps" is expressed throughout William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and William Butler Yeats' "When You Are old". This quote conveys that love can come to people either directly with "arrows" or through manipulation with "traps", but Cupid is always the one who decides their fate. Much Ado About Nothing is full of representations of this quote, where couples fall in love naturally or due to deception all because of Cupid's plans. "When…

California has two amusement parks located relatively close to eachother. Knotts Berry Farm and Six Flags, which offer games, amusement rides, and great food. Sometimes it can be difficult to decide which park is best for your family, but not in this case. It’s very clear which park is better, but since you’re still weary i’m taking it upon myself to take an in depth look at both of them to tell you why Knotts Berry Farm is a total rip off compared to Six Flags. Let’s begin by comparing…