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How would you compare your tribe to Okonkwo and his tribe?
My tribe is a lot more individualistic and less community focused. There is more focus on the me, and more on consumption and materialism. Hard work is not as highly valued, and war is not taken into proper regard. My tribe's legal system is much more complicated so much that the average person can not understand it. It takes many years just to understand a single part of my tribe's legal system, whereas the justice in Okonkwo's tribe is clear even to a child. My tribe is more focused on services and industry, whereas Okonkwo's tribe is more agrarian focused.
How does Christianity play a role in Okonkwo's life?
Christianity acts as an external opponent to Okonkwo's values and lifestyle. Although seemingly harmless at first, Christianity provides a foothold for the colonists to break apart the tribe by assimilating the tribe's weak and outcast, and then expanding from there. Okonkwo views Christianity as a sacrilege and an offense to his own gods, so when Nwoye begins to be attracted to Christianity, Okonkwo is forced to disown his son.
What message did Ogbuefi Ezeudu bring?
That the Oracle said that Ikemefuna had to be killed. He also said that Okonkwo should not go with for the killing. However, he did. Okonkwo said that Ikemefuna was going back to his home tribe.
Did okonkwo commit suicide to escape the results of his rush courage against the white man?
In the book Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo commited suicide because he felt that his tribe had degenerated in "old woman". He thought this because of his tribe's lack of response after he murdered the white man's messenger. Okonkwo couldn't stand to live in a time/place which embraced the white man. Also, Okonkwo had suffered a great injustice at the hands of the white man; he had been jailed and beaten by him.
What aspect of Things Fall Apart lead to inferences of achebe's beliefs on individualism vs community?
Okonkwo's beating of his wife during the Week of Peace. The ways in which Okonkwo puts his own interests first. The exile of Okonkwo. Ekoli's killing of the Giant Python. The abandonment of the tribe members to Christianity. The abandoning of the outcast tribe members to Christianity. When the villagers put their children into the European schools as opposed to having them help them on their farms. Uchendu's speech to his people regarding unity. Okonkwo's killing of a messenger.
What are Okonkwo's feelings towards his father?
Okonkwo is ashamed of his father Unoka. He feels his father is weak, effeminate, and made fun of by other members of the tribe. Okonkwo feels a man should be strong like a warrior, but his father is shy of blood. Okonkwo feels a man should be hard working and provide for his family, but Unoka is lazy, and a very poor farmer. Okonkwo ends up inheriting nothing from his father.
How is Okonkwo shown to be helpless in Things fall apart?
Okonkwo is shown to be incapable of adapting to both the nature of his tribe and the power of the European colonists. Several particular events include:Okonkwo beating his wife during the week of peace.Okonkwo missing Ekwefi with his gun.The declaration that Ikemefuna must die.The accident which causes Okonkwo to be exiled.Nwoye's conversion to Christianity.The imprisonment of Okonkwo after burning the church.Okonkwo's hanging.
What is Okonkwo's expectations of Nwoye?
Okonkwo expects Nwoye to grow up to be a strong and successful man who will follow in his footsteps and become a respected member of the tribe. He wants Nwoye to embody traditional masculine values and be a reflection of his own ideals of manhood.
What was the commissioner's reaction to Okonkwo's death in Things Fall Apart?
When the commissioner found out Okonkwo was dead, he relaxed as his problem was solved, and he and his men would not have to fight anyone. Further, he switched into a scholarly mode, trying to learn about the tribe's customs.
What do you think his first day with Okonkwo would be like for Ikemefuna?
The day that Ikemefuna is taken by Okonkwo, it would seem as if he is being taken (with the consent of his tribe), away from his family to a foreign land by a huge warrior. Okonkwo is a strong silent type with a stern face, so I doubt much would be said between them.
What chapter does Ikemefuna get killed?
Ikemefuna is led by the tribe on a long march outside of its lands. One tribeman cuts him with a machete. As Ikemefuna runs to Okonkwo for safety, Okonkwo chops Ikemefuna down with his machete.
Who are the people in Things Fall Apart?
The people in Things Fall Apart are villagers of the Igbo tribe.
