Things Fall Apart: Chapters 20, 23, 24,25

Main characters:

• Nwoye
• Converted into a christian
• Was disowned by his father
• attended the white mans school
• Okonkwo
• lost his place in the clan
• was blinded by the new rules in his villiage
• Got his head shaved and beaten
• hated the white man
• cut the head off of the messenger
• hung himself
• Ezinma
• became one of the most beautiful girls in Mbanta
• called the crystal of beauty
• turned in to an healthy buoyant (bubbly) women
• she had moments of depression 
• times were she only wanted her father
• had a strong influence on her half-sister

Symbols or traditions--rituals:

• Not being able to touch or bury those who hang themselves

Words or phrases that have a special meaning:

• 'war of blame'

Discuss how the characters respond to their communities and/or change in their environment. What is the main character's flaw?

• Okonkwo, didn't respond to his new community very well. He was unhappy with the new rules and with the way things were ran.
• His flaws included, big headiness, and lack of courage being that he killed himself. He was an weak individual and it showed at the end of the novel. 

Setting:

• the setting stayed the same it's just that his village was colonized 

Bring a question.

• After reading the whole novel, does okonkwo seem to have more characters of his father than he wants to lead on?

Things Fall Apart Chapters 7-13

Main Characters:

• Ikemefuna
• Was full of life
• Became deeply involved in his new family
• Was like an older brother to Nwoye
• Died in chapter 7 (was killed)
• Died thinking of Okonkwo as a father
• Okonkwo
• Took part in the killing of Ikemefuna
• He became weak after the killing of Ikemefuna
• Was unable to eat and stayed in bed
• Isn't really close to Nwoye, wishes Ezinma was born a boy
• was a man of action didn't do too much thinking
• he took drugs
• seems to have a tiny soft spot for ezinma
• had to flee from his clan
• he commit a female crime meaning it was inadvertent
• Nwoye
• the oldest of his brothers
• Seemed to resemble his grandfather
• Began to dislike his father
• He had feelings, something snap within him when Ikemefuna died similar to when he heard twins in the evil forest
• Ezinma
• Ekwefi's only child
• Okonkwo wishes she was born a boy
• A child with fluctuating health
• seen as an ogbanje(a child who keeps dying, only to be returned to its mother and reborn)
• Was a smart girl
• Ekwefi
• Very protective over Ezinma
• Lost 9 out of 10 children
• Left her husband to be with Okonkwo
• Was bitter until she had Ezinma
• Obierika
• okonkwo's friend
• Marrying off is daughter
• Feels Nwoye is similar to Okonkwo's father
• Feels that what Okonkwo did was wrong

Symbols/Traditions/Rituals:

• locusts-only comes once a genertion for seven years
• twins-seen as evil
• Trading for brides(Arranged marriages)
• Court hearing for men who beat their women
• Women- symbolize something but idk what
• Isa-ifi- a ceremony that shows that the wife hasn't been unfaithful (still virgins i guess)

Words or Phrases with special meaning:

• "If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is play"(73) Talking about how marriage should be
• "Watching your mouth"(71) Similar to modeling
• Iyi-vwa- a special stone that links the wicked child to the spirt world
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How the characters respond to their community and/or change in their environment. What are the main characters flaws?

• Okonwo's flaw is that he is too worried about his self image

Identify the setting:

• A little village called Mbanta, located beyond Mbaino

Question: Is Nwoye starting to develop the same relationship towards his father, that his father had towards his grandfather?

Things Fall Apart Chapters 1-6

Main Characters:

• Okonkwo
  • disliked his father
  • has anger problems
  • strong physically
  • Lacks mental strength
  • fear of himself, being like his father
  • has 3 wives
  • became a man early than most people
  • he was an abuser
  • never showed emotion openly
• Ikemefuna
  • was taken from his family
  • became apart of Okonkwo's family
• Nwoye
  • son of Okonkwo
  • two year younger than Ikemefuna
• Ojiugo
• Ekwefi
• Wife of Okonkwo
• Ezinma
• Daughter of Ekwefi
• Obageli
• Nkechi

Symbols/Traditions/Rituals:

• Week of Peace, a week that id dedicated to peace. During this week they don't work or fight.  (Tradition)
• The Feast of the New Yam, it's similar to our new year(Tradition)
• Yams are a mans crop, it represents power and wealth.(Symbol)
• Kola Nut, is something important, but don't really know how yet(hard to explain) "Take away your kola nut. I shall not eat in the house of a man who has no respect for our gods and ancestors" (Chapter 4) (Symbol)
• Darkness "Darkness held a vague terror for these people, even the bravest among them"(Chapter 2) (Symbol)

Words or Phrases with special meaning:

• Chi, something that everyone has either good or bad
• Ezigbo- the good one
• Ifejoku- the god of yams
• Ani-owner of all the land

How the characters respond to their community and/or change in their environment. What are the main characters flaws?

• Ikemefuna, responded to his change in his environment pretty good, at first however he was down and depressed about getting removed from his family but as time goes on he adapts.
• Okonkwo responds to his community in a way that has caused him great problems within himself while showing great things on the outside for instance his land and reputation.
  • Some flaws that Okonkwo shows are:
    • he is very one sided
    • he lacks humbleness
    • he also has anger problems
    • he doesn't like to show his other side, the nice side of him

Identify the setting:

• Nigeria
  • Mbano
  • Umufia

Question:

Does the main character seem similar to his father in anyway although he tries hard not to be?