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THINGS FALL APART
Presentation by Kimberly Silk
CHINUA ACHEBE Chinua Achebe was born
in 16 november 1930. He’s the son of Albert
Chinualimogu Achebe. He’s also a professor and
critic. And he was a poet and
novelist. Achebe is an intelligent
person. He was raised by his
parent. After all, he died a month
ago.
OKONKWO Okonkwo is a strongest
warrior in Umuofia. He’s the son of an
unsuccessful man. Okonkwo beat the cat
during the match. He was unbeaten for 7
years. He has three wives. He was the famous
wrestler in Umuofia. He gets angry quickly.
VILLAGE OF UMUOFIA Umuofia is a powerful
clan. They had so many skilled
in war. It has a great population. They had proud traditions
and social institutions. It has powerful war-
medicine called agadi-nawyi.
Umuofia favorite hoppy is wrestling.
They also had dance called the egwugwu.
THE EGWUGWU The egwugwu are the
symbol of culture. They do the dancing of
egwugwu. They are seen as the
ancestral God. They are the spirit of their
ancestor. They are symbolically of
their clan. Egwugwu serve as
respested judges in community.
They respect their own culture and traditional.
OKONKWO’S FATHER UNOKA
Unoka, a lazy improvident wine drinker.
He enjoyed music. He’s also a flute player. His band was the famous
in Umuofia. He just seemed to find no
pleasure. He never got himself to
work. Lastly, he died because of
his debt.
OKONKWO’S DAUGHTER EZINMA
Ezinma is the eldest daughter of okonkwo.
she cares about her father rules.
She’s her father favorite child.
She had a close relationship with her mother.
she’s the only child of her mother.
Ezinma is like a boy. She helped her parents in
many ways.
OBEIRIKA Obeirika is okonkwo’s
friend. Obierika as a foil for
okonkwo. He is a reasonable person. He thinks before he acts. He’s also open minded. Obierika is receptive to
new ideas. He understand and
appreciates the changing values.
IKEMEFUNA Ikemefuna is a adoptive
15-16 years. Ikemefuna was born in
Mbanta. He was adoptive son to
Okonkwo. And he was raised by
Okonkwo’s family. Okonkwo raised him as his
own son. He helped Okonkwo in
many ways. At last, he was killed by
Okonkwo.
THE MISSIONARIES Missionaries are the sons
of God. They bring the word of
Gospel. They built their own church
in Umuofia. Umuofia’s people didn’t
believes in them. They made the
missionaries lived in Evil Forest.
The missionaries moved from the village.
After all, they lives in the Evil Forest.
THE YOUNG CHURCH IN MBANTA
THE EVIL FOREST Umuofian people called
the valley of dead. The Evil Forest is the head
of egwugwu. They believes that there
was an Evil. This is where sick man are
taken. Twin are killed and left
there. No one is allowed to built
there. This is where the
missionaries were lived.
NWOYE Nwoye is Okonkwo’s son. He is the eldest son of
Okonkwo. Nwoye’s looks like his
grandfather. He didn’t want to help his
father. All he wanted is play and
eat. He sometimes acting like
a woman. He never forgive all about
his father.
MR. BROWN He was the first
missionary to Umuofia. He was the successor of
the Reverend. He was different kind of
man. He’s willing to make a
different. He respect the Igbo’s
belief. He built a school in
Umuofia. And also he built a
hospital there.
ENOCH Enoch, the son of the
snake priest. He killed the sacred
python. He was the one who
started a conflict. Enoch figures as a double
for Okonkwo. They are similar in
temperature. Enoch feels above all
others in his tradition. He allows his violent
desires over.
JAMES SMITH James is a Reverend in
Umuofia. He is the one who replaced
Mr.Brown. And was the head of the
christian church. Reverend Smith is strict
and compromising. He was the opposite of
Mr.Brown. He sees things as a black
and white. He’s intolerant and
disrespectful of Igbo’s beliefs.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
Is an official appointed by the English.
He is the highest official. They are the people who
maintain laws. And they order in the
colonies. They wanted to make the
Umuofia happy. They respected their laws. They wanted to make
changes in Umuofia.
THE DEAD OF OKONKWO At last, Okonkwo was died!!............
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