Things Fall Apart

Ezinma is the only child of Ekwefi who survives past the age of 5. Ekwefi does not wish to lose her oldest surviving child to illness, like many of Ezinma's sisters and brothers.

When Ezinma gets sick, part of Ekwefi is resigned that her daughter will die, (like her brothers and sisters) and she begins to grieve.

The main image of a woman in this chapter is that of Obierika's daughter, who is to be a bride to a suitor.

Do you own this apartment? Do you rent ?

If you own, talk to the agent and/or the seller or the bank holding the mortgage. This would be determined by where you are and the laws governing purchase of property.

If you rent, talk to your landlord about the problems? If you already have, there may be a renters or tenants' agency where you live can help you. If you don't have a lease, there should be a legal time frame that you can notify your landlord that you are moving. Use that time frame to find a better place. Most places have laws governing tenants rights.

Whichever is the case. Document (keep a journal) of your efforts including date, time, and what you did, even if it was only to leave a message. This is the kind of evidence that will assist you if you have to go to court or even having this information may get the action you need before any legal action is taken.

The oracle concluded that Ikemefuma must die.

Okonkwo kills Ikemefuma to show his peers that he is not weak. It is ironic that Ikemefuna is, besides Okonkwo, the most manly man in his family.

No man is to cause a disturbance during the week of peace. He is upset that Okonkwo has broken the tribe's law. The priest is afraid the gods will deign to punish the village for one man's hubris.

Achebe says that white critics ignore Conrad's apparent racism because white racism against Africa is a normal way of thinking.

One of the osu-Christians is suspected of killing the giant royal python, which is a sacred animal.

Foo-foo is pretty much yam paste ground up in mortars.

Things Fall Apart was written before Arrow of God. Here the comparison is timewise.

To express gratitude to his mother's family

yams in things fall apart symbolises wealth

You can tell if something or someone will grow into something great by watching it early in childhood. Conversely, you can also tell if someone or something will never be great based on how they are early on.

Outcast. Having been dedicated to a god, the osu was taboo and was not allowed to mix with the freeborn in any way.

Ekwefi was first married to Anene, a man she did not love, for two years. Nine of ten children that she bore died in childbirth, while Okonkwo's other wives had many healthy children. Ekwefi was occasionally beat by Okonkwo. Ekwefi was nearly shot by Okonkwo's gun when he was in a rage. Ekwefi had to let her child go with Chielo in the middle of the night as Ekwefi worried about her.

The political environment falls apart in several ways.

First the Christians take away the lowest class, or the osu, and other outcasts.

Secondly, an aggressive conflicting system is introduced, which forces people to either switch to the new system or suffer as a result. Schools, courts, and soldiers all contribute to this new system, which brings wealth and privilege to those who join it.

Their religion teaches that twins are seen as a bad omen from the gods and should be killed. There are various practical reasons for this as well, such as twins may develop worse in the woman's womb and may not do so well.

Each egwugwu represents a village of the clan. There are nine villages in the clan.

Some compounds fall apart when heated. This is because the molecules breakdown with the added heat. Ionic compounds are an example of those that fall apart.

-Okonkwo had a loss of appetite.

-The bitterness in his heart was mixed with a king of child like excitement.

I am pretty sure that is the answer.

No, the blame lies more with Okonkwo and the European colonists, though the Christian missionaries was part of the transition of Nigeria.

Nwoye becomes a sad-faced youth because he is beaten too much by his father whom is too strict.

Okonkwo's first wife's child was Nwoye, so she had a major influence on raising Nwoye, whether it be suckling from her breast, or originally birthing him.

The men of Umuofia would no longer fight, as the enemy was different.

The clan was breaking up and falling apart as some of the clansmen were joining the white colonists, whether through Christianity or through the government; these clansmen turned their back on the village and their gods.

There is no one specific problem Achebe highlights. Instead he describes many of the problems of both the traditional Nigerian methods of life, and the chaos caused by the introduction of European customs and religion.