Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

The novel, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe is a story about a man named Okonkwo in Umuofia. Okonkwo is a wealthy farmer who gained fame from wrestling. Okonkwo hated his father because his father was cowardly man. His father Unoka was amazing with a flute but he owed money to almost everybody in the village. Unoka was gentle man that loves being gentle and idle. He has modeled his life so that everythat is important to Okonkwo is the opposite of what important to his father. Since his father was gentle and hated to fight, Okonkwo thinks that showing affection and being gentle are signs of weakness. In the story, Okonkwo accidentally kills Ogebeifi's son at at his funeral. After This Okonkwo is exiled. When he gets back from his exile, Okonkwo finds that the village has change drastically. Many had converted to Christianity. The people who converted the natives were understanding at first, but