Virgiliovivo Tasis 4th Period Reasons of Failure In Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, the loss of individuals and foreign ideas cause things to fall apart. A man with the name of Okonkwo obtains valor and courage, but fears failure, which he acquires from his opposition towards his father’s way of life. He goes to Mbaino as an emissary to negotiate hostages, and comes back with a boy, Ikemefuna, who he kills, and a girl. Okonkwo accidentally kills a fellow clansman, and the oracle sends him into exile for seven years in Mbanta, his motherland, with his uncle Uchendu as punishment. While Okonkwo stays in exile, a group of Christian missionaries sets up a church in Mbanta and Umuofia, converting the people, including Nwoye, Okonkwo’s son, into the their religion, in which Okonkwo refuses to join.
Kameryn Clark Eng. 2 Ms.Castle 4.15.15 Things Fall Apart How can you determine what civilization is? To what extent is too much “too much”? Okonkwo is a self-made, well respected leader of the Umuofia clan who gets exiled for seven years because he accidentally killed a man. Okonkwo’s actions based on the takeover of the Christian group, proves that he is very violent beyond reason.
And I interrupt this not only as just other gods, but also things that hinder our religion. We do need to accept other and love other’s but not to turn against God’s laws and plans for us. Also, with the Declaration of Independence says from the first amendment that the government will make no law about making a new religion. So, even the bible and the First Amendment says they should be separate.
From 1908 to 1915 Johnson had over 44 Knockouts, and only lost 8 fights. (I found further that both of his parents where slaves on a Georgia plantation.) America loves boxing because of its raw violent talent in a some what civil way. From the days of the Greeks to Modern times there has been several changes to the sport. From Bareknuck fights, to weight class and other fine tuning rules that has change the sport, but all in all the sport remains a favorite in the blue collar American community.
Things Fall Apart Notes Chapter 1 • Okonkwo, the greatest warrior of a Nigerian tribe, the Umuofia clan, lives in the little village called Iguedo • He is the most respected man in Iguedo: when he was a young man, he beat Amalinze the Cat, the undefeated warrior, in a wrestling match. • Okonkwo wants to ignore his father, Unoka’s memory: he was an idle and shy flute player who hated everything what is important to Okonkwo: fighting, war, honor, manliness, and family • Okonkwo’s oldest son, Nwoye, is very similar to Unoka which makes Okonkwo angry and brutal towards him Chapter 2 • The war threatens to break out between Umuofia and Mbaino, a neighboring village, because of an unsolved murder • Umuofia sends Okonkwo, since Okonkwo has a great reputation everywhere, to Mbaino to offer an ultimatum: give Umuofia a virgin and a young boy, or go to war. Okonkwo is considered a representative. • Mbaino readily consents, not wanting to battle against the superior might of Umuofia Chapter 3 • Okonkwo is not just a great warrior but a successful farmer as well: he grows yam, the king crop • Unlike his father, he is wealthy, owning an obi, a shrine, a barn, and three huts, one for each of his three wives • Okonkwo believes only in hard work and the display of masculinity through anger and aggression, that’s why he despises his father who was never be able to succeed because of his laziness and shyness for blood Chapter 4 • Ikemefuna, who becomes a very popular boy in the family, starts calling Okonkwo "father". Okonkwo likes him, but he doesn’t want to show his feelings since he hates sentimentality, because he believes that sentimentality is weak • On the Week of Peace, Okonkwo breaks the "law" when he beats one of his wives, Ojiugo, because she was too negligent.
But then everyone sees the woman's husband. They find he has committed suicide because he couldn't take his wife's screaming. Dr. Adams tells Uncle George to take Nick out of the hut. The doc feels bad that he brought his young son and his son had to see the bloody pregnancy and the guy's suicide. On the way back, Nick is curious and asks a lot of questions about the childbirth and the suicide.
This happened right after Okonkwo kills himself. His friend, Obierika, blames the District Commissioner for Okonkwo's death. This shows how the society has fallen apart because the main character, an honored man with three wives, has killed himself and he is to be buried in a disgraceful way. This strongly shows a society collapsing because the reader sees the society falls to pieces through the main character’s eyes. This builds strong emotions and then the reader sees the main character kill himself because he cannot live with the way his
Okwonko achieved his fame when he threw off Amalinze the Cat, the greatest wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino. Okwonko was a brave man and was not afraid of anything. Okwonko, “was not afraid of war. He was a man of action, a man of war” (Achebe 10). He was strong mentally and physically and could handle everything his father could not handle.
Okonkwo is a clan leader in Umuofia. He has a large family, yet is very stubborn and known for his violent personality. He becomes well known through all of the nine villages by throwing “The Cat” during a wrestling tournament. This makes Okonkwo very rich and famous, unlike his father. His father was very laid back and accomplished nothing in life and Okonkwo hated him for it.
Ikemefuna lives in Umuofia for three years, and during that time he lives with Okonkwo. Over time, he becomes a part of Okonkwo's family. Nwoye, Okonkwo's oldest son, loves Ikemefuna like a brother. Eventually, the Oracle comes to kill the boy, and a group of men take Ikemefuna away to kill him in the forest. Okonkwo, afraid of being viewed as soft-hearted and weak, participates in the killing of Ikemefuna.