Things Fall Apart Ch. 1-6 by Cherie https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA en-us 2016-10-21 14:30:18 UTC 2025-11-17 10:15:15 UTC hello@padlet.com D̶a̶b̶ ̶M̶a̶s̶t̶e̶r̶  Avery, M̶e̶x̶i̶c̶a̶n̶  Jacky and A̶s̶i̶a̶n̶   Jacqueline https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132361275 4. " It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father " Chapter 2 page 5. 
Okonkwo wasn't afraid of the normal things like the fear of the forest or the forces of nature. He was afraid that he would end up like his father, a weak failure, which caused Okonkwo to be more strict and harsh.

10. "'You know as well as I do that our forefathers ordained that before we plant any crops in the earth we should observe a week in which a man does not say a hard word to his neighbor."
The Week of Peace is the one week before planting season where every man is not allowed to say harsh words to his neighbor ("neighbor" basically means anyone in the village) in order to honor the Earth Goddess, Ani, who gives good wealth and fortune in planting to those who followed the Week of Peace rules. ]]> 2016-10-21 14:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132361275 Jaden, Isabella, Sierra https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132361579 2. "Unoka, the grown-up, was a failure." (Ch.1 pg.2) Unoka  was often drunk and had many debts that piled up. He was considered a disgrace. Okwonkwo, seeing this, tried to be the exact opposite of his father because he did not want to end up like Unoka.
8."Sometimes when he went to big village meetings or communal ancestral feasts he allowed Ikemefuna to accompany him, like a son, carrying his stool and his goatskin bag. And, indeed, Ikemefuna called him father." (Ch.4 pg.10)When Ikemefuna was introduced into the village he became like a son to Okonkwo and was treated as such.

]]> 2016-10-21 14:44:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132361579 Jonas, Colin and Enya https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132361802 3) Someones wife in Umofia has been murdered while visiting the village of Mbaino; Umofia gives Mbaino two options, go to war or give Umofia a boy and a virgin.   
Quote:  "...two days later he returned home with a lad of fifteen and a young virgin." page 4, chapter 2
 
9)His wife went to get her hair done and he beat her because she had not yet made his dinner when she left. He is then punished by the priest of the earth goddess.
Quote: "...Okonkwo broke the peace, and was punished, as was the custom, by Ezeani, the priest of the earth goddess. " ]]> 2016-10-21 14:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132361802 Jaxon, Angel, and Christian https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132362138 5. Unoka went to visit the Oracle of Agbala to see why his crops were not growing. The priestess said, "...you sow your yams on exhausted farms that take no labor to clear (6)." He has no problem with gods or ancestors,  therefore he is just weak and doesn't put in effort, so he will have no crops. This shows why Okonkwo always wished to work much harder than his father.

8.  "But there was no doubt that he liked the boy. Sometimes when he went to big village meetings or communal ancestral feasts he allowed Ikemefuna to accompany him, like a son, carrying his stool and his goatskin bag. And, indeed, Ikemefuna called him father(4)." Ikemefuna came in to Okonkwo's family as a boy. He allowed Okonkwo to treat him like a son and portray the great father that Okonkwo never had.


]]> 2016-10-21 14:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132362138 Ayiesha and Mille https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132362242 1." Every nerve and every muscle stood out on their arms, on their backs and their thighs, and one almost heard them stretching to breaking point. In the end Okonkwo threw the Cat. " (Chapter 1, page 1.) In chapter 1we learned that Okonkwo is a very accomplished wrestler and after this he became a leader of a tribe. 
7. " He had no patience with unsuccessful men. He had had no patience with his father. (Chapter 1, page 1.)  As a fighter, Okonkwo, uses his fist as a way of expression when he is unsatisfied.]]> 2016-10-21 14:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132362242 Brandon, Anthony, Josh Question 5 https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132362601 Unoka goes to Agbala to ask why he having such poor harvest. "The story was told in Umuofia, of how his father, Unoka, had gone to consult the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves to find out why he always had a miserable harvest"(p.6) Agbala says it is because of his laziness. This is important to show that Okonkwo's character did not want to end up like his dad, he believed that his dad was a dead beat and at times Okonkwa's had to care for the whole family. The author uses this seen to show how Okonkwa became the man he is today.]]> 2016-10-21 14:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132362601 Brandon, Anthony, Josh Question 11 https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132366941  According to the text the Feast of the New Yam "was an occasion for giving thanks to Ani, the earth goddess and the source of all fertility."(p.13) In preparation of the wrestling match the women cook their yams with special traditional practices. any uneaten yams must be thrown away.]]> 2016-10-21 14:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132366941 Payton, Brianna, Destiny   https://padlet.com/cullo/tfaA/wish/132367932 12) The whole village attended the wrestling match. They all stood in a huge circle and there were drummers. At the beginning of the match, the boys were paired up, to fight one another. This is an important event because it signals that the boys are mature, and turning into a man 

‘’The whole village turned out on to the ilo, men, women and children.’’

‘’ They stood round in a huge circle leaving the center of the playground free.’’

 

 

6)  Okonkwo didn’t inherit neither a barn nor a title, from his father. He didn’t even receive a young wife like most young men in his village .

 “Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men usually had. … There was no barn to inherit’’ 

‘’ With a father like Unoka, Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young

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