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Summary Things Fall Apart Notes
- Course
- ENG120 (ENG120)
- Institution
- University Of Pretoria (UP)
Things Fall Apart setting, characters, figures of speech, etc.
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ENG120 THINGSFALL APART
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,Setting
- Story takes place 20+ years after Okonkwo over powered Amalinze the
Cat and 10 years after Unoka had passed.
- Late 1800’s early 1900’s
Umuofia
- Microcosm of Nigerian Society
- This is where the book is set
- The land of the brave (pg. 88)
- Land of Okonkwo’s fathers, men were bold and warlike (pg. 119)
Mbaino
- Neighbouring village to Umuofia
Ilo
- Village playground (pg. 31)
Ezimili
- Surrounding village (pg. 31)
Abame
- Surrounding village (pg. 31)
- Was taken over by white men (pg. 101)
Aninta (pg. 43)
- Surrounding village (pg. 43)
Umunso (pg. 53)
- Surrounding village (pg. 53)
Ire (pg. 40)
- Surrounding village (pg. 40)
Umuike
- Surrounding village (pg. 83)
Umuachi
- Farthest village in clan (pg. 77)
Iguedo
, - One of the villages in the clan (pg. 88)
Mbanta
- Surrounding village
- Okonkwo’s motherland (pg. 91)
- Just beyond the borders of Mbaino (pg. 91)
Obodo
- Surrounding village (pg. 97)
Umuazu
- Surrounding village (pg. 101)
Ikeocha
- Surrounding village (pg. 101)
Elumelu
- Surrounding village (pg. 101)
Okonkwo
- Names implies male pride and stubbornness
- Well-known (Pg. 3)
- 18 years old (Pg. 3)
- Over powered Amalinze the Cat, story takes places 20+ years after this
(Pg. 3)
- Slippery as a fish in water (Pg. 3)
- Tall, huge, bushy eyebrows, wide nose, breathed heavily, looked as if he
walked on springs, slight stammer, no patience with unsuccessful men.
(Pg. 3)
- Although he was young, he was a wealthy farmer with two barns full of
yams, had just married his third wife, had two titles, and was one of the
greatest men of his time (pg. 7)
- A man of action. A man of war (pg. 9)
- Proud and imperious emissary of war (pg. 10)
- Heavy hand, fiery temper (pg. 10)
- Very strong, rarely felt fatigue (pg. 11)
- 3 wives, 8 children (pg. 11)
- Manly and proud heart (pg. 19)
- Never showed any emotion, besides anger, openly (pg. 21)
- Shivering old woman (pg. 47)
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