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Okonkwo's Betrayal
Nwoye's Betrayal
Evangelists' Betrayal
Villagers' Betrayal
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The main character of Things Fall Apart.
Who is Okonkwo?
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He was sacrificed by their neighbors to avoid war and bloodshed and the villagers decided to put him under Okonkwo's care.
How did Ikemefuna come under Okonkwo's care?
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He wanted to answer the question of why the twins were abandoned in the Evil Forest and why Ikemefuna was killed.
What were some of the reasons that ultimately led Nwoye to join the Evangelists?
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The people who brought Christianity to Umuofia.
Who are the missionaries?
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He commits suicide.
What does Okonkwo do as a result of understanding the fact that the villagers would not fight back?
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The person who is attacked by some of the villagers and killed by a loved one.
Who is Ikemefuna?
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He did not want to appear weak in front of the villagers.
Why did Okonkwo kill Ikemefuna?
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He immediately knew that Okonkwo had killed him and felt something give way inside of his; he did not feel the same as he did in the past.
How did Nwoye react to Ikemefuna's "disappearance"?
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Nneka, Enoch, and Ogbuefi Ugonna.
Who were some of the people who converted to Christianity?
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People like Egowanne constantly kept trying to convince the villagers to not fight the Evangelists.
Why is Okonkwo so frustrated with the villagers?
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The person who betrays Okonkwo by converting to Christianity and becoming an Evangelist.
Who is Nwoye?
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He ran towards Okonkwo and told him that the villagers have killed him.
How did Ikemefuna react when one of the villagers tried to attack him?
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He wanted to return later and persuade his mother, sisters, and brother to convert to Christianity.
How does Nwoye want to get further revenge on Okonkwo?
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They were very lighthearted and curious at first, but when the villagers began to convert, it became much more serious, especially as some of them overstepped bounds and began to challenge and disrupt the peace of the villagers.
How did the people react to Christianity in the beginning compared to the end?
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He killed the head messenger, but the crowd had let the other messengers escape. There was even questions about why he did such a thing.
How did Okonkwo know that the villagers would not fight the Evangelists and Christian missionaries?
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The people whom Okonkwo felt betrayed by because they refused to fight against the Evangelists and missionaries.
Who are the villagers?
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He called Okonkwo "father" and was very affectionate toward him.
Why did Ezeudu advise Okonkwo to not bear a hand in Ikemefuna's death.
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He believed that the younger generation would begin worshiping a white man's god instead of giving sacrifices and prayers to his ancestors like his religion dictated.
How does Okonkwo view Nwoye's conversion to Christianity as betrayal?
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Some people felt like the villagers' traditions and customs weren't necessarily correct and sought to find an end to their troubles and sufferings by joining.
Why did people like Nneka convert to Christianity?
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They didn't really want to fight against the Evangelists and missionaries like they would have before their arrival.
Why does Okonkwo feel like the tribe betrayed him?
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The person who pronounced that the villagers must kill Ikemefuna.
Who is the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves?
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In the end, Okonkwo, not one of the other villagers, was the one to ultimately kill him.
How did Okonkwo betray Ikemefuna's trust?
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He abandoned all the traditional customs and beliefs that he had.
In what way does Nwoye betray the original religion that he had grown up learning about?
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He committed many acts that would have likely have been seen as either crimes, such as his unmasking of an egwugwu, or simply a disgrace to the people.
How do the actions of Enoch show that he betrayed traditional beliefs and customs?
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Their resolve to fight against the Evangelists deteriorated as more and more villagers began to convert to Christianity.
How have the villagers betrayed their own customs as a result of the missionaries' arrival?