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Things Fall Apart is about an African tribe called the Igbo, but there is one special Igbo resident. The main character of the book, his name is Okonkwo. He first caught the eye of the other Igbo people when he was in a wrestling match with a wrestler called “The cat”. A renowned wrestler who was undefeated. Well, was undefeated until okonkwo defeated him. This was surprise to the village because Okonkwo's father, Unoko was horrible. He was in a lot of debt and very feminine. Okonkwo's number…

Alyssa Kondash Things fall apart 11/15/15 Things fall apart, is the story of an Ibo village called Umuofia, it takes place around the late 1800’s in Africa. The story was written with eastern views in mind, some of our western views are considered shameful to them. Okonkwo, the main character was one of the most well known and respected men in the village of Umuofia known for his strength and valor. Also being well known for having many titles, the more titles you have the more successful and…

Cameroon is a country between Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic. The Cameroons colonial name comes from the cameros (prawns) that the 15th Century explores found in the Wouri River. South Cameroon supplied the Atlantic slave and commodity trades. North Cameroon people were Muslim and the economy of the Fulani and Hausa south of the Sahara. Between 1884 and 1916 Germany united the south and the north into a colony. The French ruled the east from the capital, Yaoundé. The British had…

The book Purple Hibiscus is the point-of-view of a fifth-teen-year-old girl named Kambili. She has a family and they live in Enugu, Nigeria. Kambili and her family are living a wonderfully privileged life. She and her brother Jaja live in a nice neighborhood. They go to the best private schools and eat wonderful meals every day. The mother is a soft-spoken woman, however, the father is a strict despotic catholic who everyone respects in the neighborhood. The family begins to take a horrible toll…

How Do You React To A Conflict. How do you respond to conflict? Many people just give up and stop trying, because it too hard, or too much work. Others look at conflict and smile because they will not give up, unless they try their hardest and still don't succeed. In the book things fall apart Okonkwo faces many trials. Such as when his gun explodes and kills a man he had to leave the village. He left with a positive attitude because he knew that it was the law. So okonkwo went to his mother's…

their cultural traditions: language. The palm metaphor of food as words is significant because the nature of Igbo society is exclusive since they place the same values on food, life, and the community. SECOND QUOTE. Achebe transports the reader to Nigeria as he presents the cultural norms of society through the way in which the Igbo society adhere to rules in fear of violence. “They never answered yes for fear that it might be an evil spirit calling” (41). The Igbo society fears that if they…

In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe explores the complex social structure of Ibo culture. Taking place in Nigeria during the turn of the eighteenth century, Achebe shows how women were both revered and oppressed. Held in high esteem by worship, connection to god, and societal customs; the Ibo women were oppressed by power structures The most revered gods of the Ibo culture were women. As a sign of respect, the Ibo celebrated[PER1] “[t]he Feast of the New Yam was held every year……

The novel Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe has its main character, okonkwo, has similarities to Shakespeare’s famous tragic hero Macbeth. Both Okonkwo and Macbeth share similarities like they both are cruelat moments , both kill to prove their manhood, and both end up feeling somewhat guilty after killing someone. In Things Fall Apart our character show times of cruelty as leaders. Okonkwo show this by kill innocent people,Okonkwo displays signs of a cruel leader by killing a boy that was…

customs in our households and even within our generations. In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe customs are yet again essential in their everyday lives. The novel takes place in the Umuofia and Mbanta villages of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, around the 1900's. Okonkwo, a well-respected warrior of the Umuofia clan, has a rising conflict within the novel between the traditional society of Umuofia and the new customs that have been brought by the whites. These customs are soon…

Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness are two different perspectives on the colonialism of Africa. Both books take a closer look at how the African people were affected. From both books, the audience can see the disrespect towards women during colonialism. There is a clear picture of women being judged by their outer beauty, rather than their inner beauty. From Chinua Achebe's perspective, in Things Fall Apart, women's value is in direct relation to their rank, and in Heart of Darkness Joseph…