Things Fall Apart

Mr. Brown gained many converts.

He also gained pride that the church in Mbanta had grown quickly.

He gained a carved elephant tusk on one of his visits, a sign of dignity and rank. He had gained understanding of the Igbo tribe by talking to Akunna.

He had also gained an interpreter to talk to the Igbo.

Mr. Brown gained students for his school.

Mr. Brown gained results from his students.

Mr. Brown gained ill health due to overwork.

Mr. Brown gained a trip back home.

Mr. Brown gained a more fiery successor, Mr. Smith.

The vocabulary is the set of words used in the book Things Fall Apart. Most of the words are English, but many are from the Igbo language.

The District Commissioner treats Okonkwo's suicide with amusement and finds it an

interesting curiosity which would be worth a paragraph in the book he is writing. He is relieved that he does not have to deal with arresting and hanging Okonkwo, as Okonkwo has already done it for him.

Okonkwo broke the Week of Peace, a sacred thing. Ojiugo merely was negligent in her duties.

Ekwefi decided to follow the priestess who was taking Ezinma to see Agbala.

Enoch is disappointed because he wants the Christians to fight against the rest of the tribe in a holy war. However, the Christian elders realized the wisdom in not fighting such a battle with inferior numbers.

Chielo helps guide the village's religion and social functioning by telling them the will of the gods, which helps the villagers improve their lives. For example, whenever a villager had a problem that they could not solve on their own, they would sometimes go to the priestess for help or advice.

An Iron horse is a metaphor for train locomotive

Ogbuefi Ezeudu was the oldest man in Umuofia.

By killing someone's son, the person to continue the father's heritage, Okonkwo is banished to his motherland.

There were many different goods including palm wine, snuff, crops like yams, medicines and animals, with cowries used as a currency. Market days were held every 4th day.

Okonkwo had several titles including presumably the title of ozo.

This is where the British come in, settle, and declare a colony. It is not explicitly said in the book, but is an underlying background in the book.

Members of the clan have joined the Christians and turned their back on the traditions of the village.

Enoch's unmasking of the egwugwu enrages the clan, and forces them into option.

The Europeans arrive at the Igbo villages:

The slaughter of Abame gives the Umuofian's fear and reluctance to fight back against Europeans. Churches appear. Many men, even titled men join the white's society. Courtrooms, jails, and schools are built. The children are sent to schools in order that they may lead and not be left behind. The society thus promotes individualism over community. The villagers are divided between those on the European's side and those on the villages' side.

Nneka is the first woman to join the church in her village.

Uchendu, Oknokwo's uncle.

The rain maker cannot overpower the god's will. If it is very dry, even the rain maker be unable to bring rain. If it is raining very hard, even the rain maker may be powerless to stop it.

No, they actually hung people that killed another white man. They even destroyed an entire village. Later in the book, they eventually took and chained up men from Umuofia and ordered money to have them back.

He was their main God who created things from a tree.

The bride left with her husband's family. Before leaving they present themselves to important men such as Okonkwo.

Supposedly, Okoli had killed the sacred python. The village meets to decide what to do about the Christians, and they decide on ostracizing the Christians. The village men drove the Christian women away from the stream, the quarry and the markets. Okoli died that day, and the villagers allowed life to continue without harassing the Christians.

Okonkwo is a man who prefers to work as opposed to celebrate. Okonkwo is not a social animal, and he is forced to not work during these times.

He believed the Western ideas were like poison to the Ibo culture and felt they should be eradicated. He believed direct quick action was needed.