https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp Select two or three characters to work with and characterize. Post quotes from the first three or four chapters of Things Fall Apart under the appropriate column. Include your own observations and analysis in additional posts. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME TO GET CREDIT FOR YOUR POSTS! en-us 2021-04-13 03:21:12 UTC 2021-05-27 13:52:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f360.png https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413621503 "He was tall and huge, and his bushy eyebrows and wide nose gave him a very severe look."]]> 2021-04-13 19:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413621503 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413621863 "He was in fact a coward and could not bear the sights of blood" ]]> 2021-04-13 19:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413621863 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413622258 "perhaps down in his heart Owonkow was not a cruel man,But his whole life was dominated by fear the fear of failure and of weakness."]]> 2021-04-13 19:10:38 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413622258 bensonw84474 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413624263 "But Unoka was such a man that he always succeeded in borrowing more, and piling up his debts"

This shows unoka was dependent on others]]> 2021-04-13 19:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413624263 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413624328 "If any money came his way, and it seldom did, he immediately bought gourds of palm-wine, called round his neighbors and made merry."

Unoka indulges in his pleasures as soon as he gets the funds to, despite having debt and a family to support. This shows that he prioritizes his own happiness over his family’s and doesn’t care about his reputation.]]> 2021-04-13 19:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413624328 andrewg90534 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413624971 "It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father"

This shows that Okonkwo's life was controlled by fear. Fear that he will become his father if he were to relax for a moment. This also shows that Okonkwo hated his father so much so that he feared of becoming him.]]> 2021-04-13 19:11:17 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413624971 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413625334 "'You, Unoka are known in all the clan for the weakness of your machete and your hoe.'" The author continues to emphasize that Unoka is not a strong man.]]> 2021-04-13 19:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413625334 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413630365 “And so when Okonkwo of Umuofia arrived at Mbaino as the proud and imperious emissary of war, he was treated with great honor and respect, and two days later he returned home with a lad of fifteen and a young virgin.”]]> 2021-04-13 19:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413630365 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413630978 "..., Nwoye, was then twelve years old but was already causing his father great anxiety for his incipient laziness."]]> 2021-04-13 19:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413630978 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413631865 “Unoka was an ill-fated man. He had had a bad chi or personal god, and evil fortune followed him to the grave, or rather to his death, for he had no grave.”]]> 2021-04-13 19:13:01 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413631865 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413632962 " Unoka prayed to their ancestors for life and health, and for the protection against their enemies."]]> 2021-04-13 19:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413632962 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413633172 "...he sought to correct him by constant nagging and beating. And so Nwoye was developing into a sad faced youth".]]> 2021-04-13 19:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413633172 jonl84812 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413633697 "And so Onkonkwo was ruled by one passion-to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved."]]> 2021-04-13 19:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413633697 jaquelinf83918 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413635042 "Unoka had a sense of dramatic and so he allowed a pause , in which he took a pinch of snuff and sneezed noisily," ]]> 2021-04-13 19:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413635042 jonl84812 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413636313 "In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quote incapable of thinking about tomorrow."]]> 2021-04-13 19:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413636313 ryanh83815 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413636631 "When he walked, his heels hardly touched the ground and he seemed to walk on springs, as if he was going to pounce on somebody. And he did pounce on people quite often."]]> 2021-04-13 19:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413636631 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413638976 "With a father like, Unoka, Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men had. He neither inherited a barn nor a title, nor even a young wife." Okonkwo is characterized to have grown up poor.]]> 2021-04-13 19:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413638976 bensonw84474 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413639931 "But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness"

Okonkwo's biggest weakness is fear of failure]]> 2021-04-13 19:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413639931 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413640582 "And indeed he was possessed by the fear of his father's contemptible life and shameful death."

Okonkwo shows a strong disdain for his father’s financial failures and overall lack of masculinity and uses him as an example of what not to be. This fear of becoming like his father drives him to accumulate wealth and maintain a respectable social status.]]> 2021-04-13 19:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413640582 jaquelinf83918 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413644146 "he laughed loud and long and his voice rang out clear as the ogene , and tears stood in his eyes. ]]> 2021-04-13 19:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413644146 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413645176 "As for the boy himself, he was terribly afraid, He could not understand what was happening to him or what he had done."]]> 2021-04-13 19:16:18 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413645176 ryanh83815 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413646620 "He was tall but very thin and had a slight stoop."]]> 2021-04-13 19:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413646620 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413650877 "Okonkwo never showed any emotion, unless it be the emotion of anger."]]> 2021-04-13 19:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413650877 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413652973 "In his day he was lazy and improvident and was quite incapable of thinking about tomorrow."]]> 2021-04-13 19:18:18 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413652973 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413654314 "At first Ikernefuna was very much afraid. Once or twice he tried to run away, but he did not know where to begin."]]> 2021-04-13 19:18:38 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413654314 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413659731 "Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo
was not a cruet man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the
fear of failure and of weakness"]]> 2021-04-13 19:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413659731 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413661056  "Okonkwo was still young, he was already one of the greatest men of his time "

]]> 2021-04-13 19:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413661056 andrewg90534 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413662438 "He was by nature a very lively boy and he gradually became popular in Okonkwo's household, especially with the children"]]> 2021-04-13 19:20:40 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413662438 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413663780 "Okonkwo never showed any emotion openly, unless it be the emotion of anger. To show affection was a sign of weakness; the only thing worth demonstrating was strength."]]> 2021-04-13 19:21:03 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413663780 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413671088  "Unoka was an ill-fated man. He had a bad chi or personal god, and evil fortune followed him to the grave, or rather to his death, for he had no grave"

]]> 2021-04-13 19:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413671088 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413678545 He's happy when talking about music.]]> 2021-04-13 19:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413678545 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413709316 "Unoka was never happy when it came to wars. He was in fact a coward and could not bear the sight of blood. And so he changed the subject and talked about music, and his face beamed."]]> 2021-04-13 19:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413709316 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413709698 He had become wholly absorbed into his new family]]> 2021-04-13 19:32:11 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1413709698 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1414540111 " He was ill for 3 market weeks, and when he recovered he seemed to overcome his great fear and sadness. " ]]> 2021-04-14 01:12:48 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1414540111 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1414671895 "As a young man of eighteen he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat... "

he was wrestling with a wrestler named Amalinze and showed that he was strong/ beaten the uindefeated.]]> 2021-04-14 02:03:47 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1414671895 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1414894800 "Do what you are told, woman. When did you become one of the ndichie of Umuofia."]]> 2021-04-14 03:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1414894800 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1417676737 "He knew the names of all the birds and could set clever traps for the little bush rodents. And he knew which trees made the strongest bows"]]> 2021-04-14 17:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1417676737 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1417702958 "I will not have a son who cannot hold up his head in the gathering of the clan. I would sooner strangle him with my own hands."]]> 2021-04-14 17:39:58 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1417702958 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1423680298 "He was very good on his flute, and his happiest moments were the two or three moons after the harvest when the village musicians brought down their instruments, hung above the fireplace. "

Unoka is musically talented and is a great flute player.]]> 2021-04-16 01:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1423680298 https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1423709979 "That seemed the most likely reason, and he was not afraid of war. He was a man of action, a man of war." 

Okonkwo is a man who is fearless and driven in his pursuit of war and to protect his village.]]> 2021-04-16 01:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/slucero3/cni049oz36xhk0xp/wish/1423709979