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Analyzing 'Things Fall Apart' Expository Section

Explore Achebe's establishment of setting, characters, and conflict in the opening chapters of the renowned novel. Delve into the character of Ikemefuna and his significance in the storyline. Practice close reading and extract textual evidence to support analysis.

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Analyzing 'Things Fall Apart' Expository Section

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  1. Drill 5/22: • Many of you have mentioned frustration over the timeline of Things Fall Apart. This book has a rather long expository section, meaning, Achebe spends many chapters on the setting, characters, and major conflict(s). For each one of those highlighted terms, write a sentence describing what Achebe has established at this point in the story.

  2. Agenda • Drill • Read chapter 7 in groups. • Discuss the character of Ikemefuna.

  3. Guiding Questions: • What does the tribe decide must happen to Ikemefuna? • What is Okonkwo told about his involvement in this act? • What does Okonkwo actually do? Why?

  4. Getting a little deeper • Why do you think Ikemefuna a necessary character in the story? What does he reveal about Okonkwo, and/or what does his character’s presence force from Okonkwo? Find at least one quotation from chapter 7 to support your assertions.

  5. Learning Targets: • I can decipher literature independently or with the help of peers. • I can participate meaningfully in a class discussion. • I can analyze deceptively simple texts by implementing close reading strategies. • I can cite strong and thorough textual evidence that supports my inferences and analysis of the text. • I can analyze the development of the theme throughout a text including how it is shaped by specific details and events. • I can analyze a point of view or cultural experience as reflected in a work from outside the US.

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