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In Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the protagonist Okonkwo is a large, male figure that consistently desires power and seeks to gain power over others. From an early age, Okonkwo attempted to be a very manly man after watching his father, who he described as lazy and soft, emulate opposite ideals. Although he was embarrassed of his father, he took these strong feelings and transformed them into energy that would help him succeed in being entirely opposite. He first gained recognition as a…

Throughout history there have been many instances where opposing cultures have been involved in wars due to miscommunication. It is evident through past events that conflict is avoidable through communication and negotiations to understand issues that may be present. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart illustrates the importance of communicating well with one’s associates or peers. Achebe highlights the value of the Ibo to prove that communication between cultures limits the risk of societal…

same type of conflicts of Person vs. Self and Person vs. Person, as Ezeulu and Hendricks struggle to find resolutions to their problems. They also share similar archetypes that are typical of flawed heroes which are: making the wrong choice, being no longer considered as an authority figure, and having an untimely death…

community of Salem, as well as by himself. John Proctor presented himself in the guise of a happy and put together man, hiding his imperfections and weaknesses from the rest of the community at all costs. By the end of the play, John Proctor could no longer keep his sinful actions, such as his affair with Abigail Williams, as well as his inner drives and personality weaknesses, a secret from the suspicious town during the Salem Witch Trials. His guilt, pride, and unfaithfulness…

life there has been countless times where he had to hide his true self from others. This is mostly true when the situation included Okonkwo, Nwoye’s father. Achebe wrote, “And so he feigned that he no longer cared for women’s stories. And when he did this he saw that his father was pleased, and no longer…

Invasion of Colonialism in Things Fall Apart Nigerian author Chinua Achebe wrote the novel Things Fall Apart in 1958. It was published by William Heinemann limited under the genre of historical literature. The main theme of the novel explores the transformation of the life of the Igbo people as colonialism enters their world in the 19th century. It is used in schools and college to educate students as a historical literature text related to colonialism and is also used as a source of reference…

Okonkwo & Nwoye Nwoye is Okonkwo’s oldest son and causes grief to Okonkwo because he is more similar to his grandfather than him. While trying to appease his father, and live up to the life that he has envisioned for him, Nwoye falls prey to many beatings from Okonkwo. The fact that his own son was so much like the father he hated weighed heavily on him on he thought the beatings would correct it. Nwoye enjoyed the stories of his mother more so than the war stories from his father. Because he…

Chinua Achebe's “Things Fall Apart” is a historical fiction novel that is set in the early 1900’s. This novel is about the tragic downfall of the main character Okonkwo, a well respected leader within his clan in Umuofia, who is also a tragic hero because of several flaws. Okonkwo’s most noticeable flaw is that he fears weakness and failure. Okonkwo’s fatal flaw is his fear of weakness and failure. This fear was the result of the weakness and failure of his father, Unoka. He saw how nobody…

Yesterday, November 2nd, 1893, Okonkwo, an influential leader of the Village of Umuofia in Southern Niger, was found dead hanging from a tree in his own compound. His death was ruled as suicide by hanging. On the 2nd, Okonkwo murdered one of the District Commissioner’s messengers at a village gathering. Several messengers were sent to disperse the assembly of villagers. Onlookers recalled the messenger saying, “The white man whose power you know too well has ordered this meeting to stop,” before…

Although Okonkwo may seem brave on the outside, this bravery is a result of his fear of being perceived as weak or unworthy, and becoming like his father. In the book “All thing fall apart” written by Achebe, on page 94 in the bottom of a paragraph, Achebe writes about Okonkwo’s discomfort he has fallen into because of his exile. Okonkwo so far in the book has proven to be a fighting person in all things in his life, but at a certain point he is not able anymore to achieve the greatness, and he…