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There are plenty of ways you could have ended Things Fall Apart.
- You could turn it into a Science Fiction novel and have aliens abduct the villagers.
- Okonkwo could discover a time-machine and be transported back 50 years ago, trying to find a way to prevent the colonization before it is too late.
- You could turn it into a comic book ending and have Okonkwo develop mutant powers.
- You could turn it into an animated movie ending and have the commissioner abduct Ekwefi. Okonkwo would lead a fight of the Umuofians against the commissioner and ultimately save the princess!
- Okonkwo could be executed publicly. He would openly denounce the evils of the government and show his pride by being willingly defiant in the face of execution.
- They could pull a switcheroo, having some other man take Okonkwo's place for execution. Okonkwo could then lead a secret resistance against the colonials.
- You could turn it into a meaningless ending by having a nuclear war start, with the entire village being destroyed by a nuclear bomb.
What else can I help you with?
How does all things fall apart end?
okonkwo commits suicide
How is the book things fall apart a tragedy?
Okonkwo suicides in the end due to the colonialist.
What page in Things Fall Apart does Okonkwo accidentally kill another man?
Depending on the version, this could be page 131, at the end of Part 1, Chapter 13.
The pacification of the primitive tribes of the lower Niger mean?
It's a reference to the end of "things fall apart" by chinua Achebe.
In your opinion how relevant is the title things fall apart?
It is very relevant to the story. Things do fall apart for the ways of life of the people in the story. Their traditions, customs, and religions and now dominated by the white missionaries. Many of their own have converted to Christianity. The main characters son has abandoned his fathers way of life. His fathers life has fell apart from what it had been. In the end he commits suicide.
Which one is good lavish marriage or simple marriage?
more than likely a simple marriage. in a lavish marriage, it would ware off soon and things would fall apart. in a simple marriage, the end result is that things would get better.
What did uncle Uchendu mean when he said you did not hang yourself and you are still alive to okonkwo in things fall apart?
Uchendu meant that being exiled was not the end of life. Okonkwo had not completely disgraced himself and could recover given time.
What things fall apart in Things Fall Apart?
The "things" that fall apart in the book are really the Ibo way of life, and Okonkwo's life as he knows it. Okonkwo had built himself up to be a self made man, who had aspirations to be a leader in the tribe. In a incident that involves his gun blowing up and fatally wounding another clansman, he is banished to his motherland for 7 years. It is in this way that Okonkwo's life falls apart, in a split second. The way the Ibo culture and values fall apart is when Christianity comes to the villages. The missionaries come and try to convert some tribe members, when they have converted some people, the old tribe members began to question their old faith and belief. It came to the point that Enoch disrespected the Ibo tribe by unmasking an Egwugwu. By the doubt that the Christianity put into the minds of the Ibo clansman, it made the structure that the Ibo tribe was built on fall apart.The significant steps that cause Okonkwo's life to fall apart are:He is punished for beating his wife during the week of peace, when nobody is allowed to display violence.Ikemefuna, the boy he has taken care of, Okonkwo's ideal son, is sentenced to die.Okonkwo ends up delivering the killing blow to Ikemefuna.Okonkwo kills a clansman accidentally at the funeral from a gun misfunction.The impact of Christianity particularly Okonkwo's son, Nwoye, abandoning the Ibo faith to join Christianity.Okonkwo gets fed up with his fellow clansmen betraying the Ibo culture leads him to kill a colonialist messenger.Okonkwo kills himself at the end of the story.
How is things fall apart a tragedy?
"Things Fall Apart" is considered a tragedy because it follows the downfall of its protagonist, Okonkwo, whose tragic flaw (hubris or excessive pride) ultimately leads to his undoing. The novel also explores the tragic clash between traditional Igbo culture and colonial influence, resulting in the destruction of the Igbo way of life. The overall tone and themes of the novel contribute to its classification as a tragedy.
What are the symbols in Things Fall Apart?
Sticks are used a bargaining symbol to represent a bag of cowries. Okonkwo is called the 'Roaring Flame' as he is hot-tempered and violent, but leaves only ash in his wake (his children). The white men are like locusts in that they initially bring new joy and curiousness, but they end up being the harbingers of doom.
What happened at the end of the uri ceremony in things fall apart?
After the wine is paid, the elders of the two families sit in a circle together, with each side completing a half-moon of the circle. The bride, bride's mother and other women emerge and shake hands with all. The father of the bride presents kola nuts to the in-laws and breaks them giving a short speech, before the kola is eaten, and the palm-wine begins to be drunk.
How is the Earth going to end on 21st December?
The Mayans forget to tell us that. The world will probably not end on December 21, 2012. They knew it was an important date because of the wobble that will occur on the Earth's axis. Weather may change or other such things but as in the Y2K scare, our civilizations did not fall apart as predicted. I suspect it will be the same with the Mayan warning.
