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Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart. Presented By Lina Sitorus. Okonkwo the brave man. The Main Character in the Story is Okonkwo When he was older he start to manage himself He was the strongest brave man in Umuofia When he loses himself he can’t control it He wanted to killed someone until his death.

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Things Fall Apart

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  1. Things Fall Apart Presented By Lina Sitorus

  2. Okonkwo the brave man • The Main Character in the Story is Okonkwo • When he was older he start to manage himself • He was the strongest brave man in Umuofia • When he loses himself he can’t control it • He wanted to killed someone until his death

  3. Okonkwo the victorious • No one in the Nine Villages can beat the Amalinze the Cat

  4. Unoka, Okonkwo’s lazy father and he was the debtor • This man was a debtor drunkard lazy man • No people in Umuofia respect him • People Don’t like this unsuccessful lazy man • Unoka died in debt, which is why Okonkwo is ashamed of him

  5. Nwoye become a Christian • Nwoye joined the white men who came and built a church in Umuofia • He did not want to go back to his father Okonkwo • Because he did not like the way Nwoye was changing

  6. Ikemefuna • Ikemefuna was the adoptive son • Ikemefuna stayed with Okonkwo for three years • And he started to call Okonkwo “father” • Ikemefuna always helped Okonkwo with the Yams

  7. Ekwefi, Okonkwo’s second wife • Ekwefi always prepared food for her husband • She only had one daughter named Enzinma

  8. Enzinma’s getting married • Enzinma grew so beautiful and Okonkwo did not want her to marry the Mbaino man • He wanted her to get married with one of the Umuofian • Enzinma respected her father Okonkwo

  9. Who is Obierika? • Obierika was a friend of Okonkwo • Obierika was a great father and he had a son name Maduka -Maduka was a great wrestler too • Obierika had one daughter named Akueke

  10. The 9 masked Spirit Egwugwus • The Umuofia people believed in them as their gods • Okonkwo was one of them

  11. The Evil Forest • The Evil Forest was a sacred place in Things Fall Apart • Where sick men are taken to die out there • Twins are killed there when they are just born • No one dared build or farm there, as it was land reserved for the gods

  12. Small Compound

  13. Okonkwo Yams • These are the yams that Okonkwo has worked hard for • It was for him and all his families to survive

  14. The Symbol of the drum in Umuofia • If the people in Umuofia heard the sound of a drum something was going to happen • If Okonkwo heard a sound of it he would go and find out what happened

  15. The Kola Nut Represented their Culture

  16. The Priestess • The priestess’ name was Chielo who was possessed by the spirit of her goddess • Chielo took away Enzinma from Ekwefi • Ekwefi ran after Chielo to take back Enzinma • Okonkwo was just waiting until Ekwefi came back

  17. The white Missionaries • The missionaries came to Umuofia to build a church • Okonkwo really hated them • They built their house in the Evil Forest • The people in Umuofia expected them to die in the Evil Forest

  18. Obierika and the white men • The white men were looking for Okonkwo for what he had done • He had killed a messenger • And he had to flee from Umuofia • The white men asked Obierika if he saw Okonkwo • But Okonkwo already hung himself

  19. Sources • http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/thingsfallapart.html • Okonkwo:>h://joshnoel.wikispaces.com/things+fall+apartttphttp://www.communitywalk.com/chinua_achebes_things_fall_apart/map/395527#0004pGF=http://fuuo.blogspot.com/2012/01/things-fall-apart-notes.html

  20. Chinua Achebe • Born in Nigeria in 1930 • He was the first centers of Anglican missionary in Eastern Nigeria • He graduated from University College, Ibadan • He died at the age of 82

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