Things Fall Apart: Characters
Things Fall Apart: The Story
Things Fall Apart: The Story
Figurative language and supplemental reading
Things Fall Apart: Characters (2)
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Okonkwo's father; a notorious dancer
Unoka
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The name of Okonkwo's motherland
Mbanta
100
What are the outcasts required to do before they may join the church?
Shave their heads
100

He threw himself into it like one possessed.

Simile

100

The daughter of Okonkwo and Ekwefi

Ezinma

200
Protagonist of the novel; a courageous warrior
Okonkwo
200
First missionary in Mbanta...
Mr. Kiaga
200
The polite name for leprosy among the Igbo people...
The white man
200

At last, the Vulture was sent to plead with the Sky, and soften his heart with a song of suffering of the sons of men.

Personification

200

Priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and Caves

Chielo

300
Boy from neighboring village chosen by his people as a sacrifice to Umuofia...
Ikemefuna
300
How many Igbo villages are there?
9 villages
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What does Enoch do to provoke the rage of the clan?
Unmasks an Egwugwu
300

Primary theme in "Shooting an Elephant"

Imperialism

Power dynamics

Personal morals vs societal expectations

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A prosperous villager; gives Okonkwo his start in life
Nwakibie
400
Okonkwo's oldest son; joins the missionaries and later changes his name.
Nwoye
400
In what country does Things Fall Apart take place?
Nigeria
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The title Things Fall Apart is taken from a poem by
William Butler Yeats
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What is the white man's burden?

to help the non-white races develop civilization and spread Christianity.

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Missionary in Okonkwo's native village...
Mr. Brown
500
Okonkwo's best and oldest friend
Obierika
500
What is an ogbanje?
A child that continually curses its mother by returning to her womb several times after dying...
500
Okonkwo's tragic flaw
His fear of weakness
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Tribal drum

Symbol

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Okonkwo's second wife...
Ekwefi
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