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Understanding Okonkwo: Character Traits and Plot Analysis in "Things Fall Apart"

This lesson delves into the complexities of Okonkwo's character in Chinua Achebe's "Things Fall Apart." We will evaluate both his positive and negative traits, explore his tragic decision to take his own life, and assess its consistency with his character. The session will analyze key plot elements, such as the climax and internal/external conflicts, and encourage students to illustrate their understanding through various mediums. Engage with themes of tradition, cultural conflict, and personal struggle to gain a deeper insight into Okonkwo's world.

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Understanding Okonkwo: Character Traits and Plot Analysis in "Things Fall Apart"

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  1. Things Fall Apart 1.27.2011

  2. Warm up: what are Okonko’s character traits, both positive and negative Positive Negative

  3. Warm-up • Why do you think Okonkwo killed himself? Is this consistent or inconsistent with his character to? Explain.

  4. Today’s Targets • Evaluate Okonko’s character traits • Analyze plot in Things Fall Apart

  5. The open mind • Illustrate your understanding of Okonkwo’s character? • Using quotes, images, symbols, quotes and reflections • Explain your illustration on the lines given below. 1 Paragraph • You are not drawing the character, but

  6. What happened? P1,3 • Recall • Why do the villagers destroy the church? • Interpreting • Why did Okonkwo violate the law and take his own life? • Applying • What might have happened to Okonkwo if the court messenger had not arrived to break up the meeting of the village men? • What do you imagine the life of Okonkwo’s son Nwoye, now called Isaac, will be like in the future?

  7. What happened? • Recall • How is Okonkwo received when he returns to Umofia? • Why do the villagers destroy the church? • Interpreting • When Mr. Brown debates religious issues with the village elder, who wins the debate? • Why did Okonkwo violate the law and take his own life? • Applying • What might have happened to Okonkwo if the court messenger had not arrived to break up the meeting of the village men? • What do you imagine the life of Okonkwo’s son Nwoye, now called Isaac, will be like in the future?

  8. Analyze Plot Structure • What event is the high point of interest, the climax of the plot • In the early development of the plot, the main conflict is internal. What is this conflict? • The inciting incident introduces the central conflict. What is the inciting incident? What similarity exists between the event that is the inciting incident and the event that is the climax? What do these events reveal about Okonkwo’s internal conflict? • What is the external conflict that develops in Parts 2 and 3? • How does the external conflict mirror the earlier internal conflict? • What is the resolution of the plot? How does this even bring both the internal conflict and the external conflict to an end?

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