Things Fall Apart by Jonathan Brubaker

Olivia - Fear

2023-04-28 19:59:23 UTC

"And indeed he was possessed by the fear of his father's contemptible life and shameful death" (page 18).

Culture // Grace Goodrich

2023-04-28 20:00:40 UTC

"...unrolled the goatskin which he carried under his arm, and sat down...returned with a small wooden disc containing a kola nut, some alligator pepper and a lump of white chalk" (TFA, pg 6).

Adrian-fear

2023-04-28 20:02:36 UTC

"But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear failure and of weakness". (pg. 13)

Power and Respect // Tolu Akintewe

2023-04-28 20:02:42 UTC

"He was still young but he had won fame as the greatest wrestler in the nine villages. He was a wealthy farmer and had two barns full of yams, and had just married his third wife. To crown it all he had taken two titles and had shown incredible prowess in two inter-tribal wars." (pg 8)

Culture // Grace Goodrich

2023-04-28 20:02:53 UTC

"At last Ogbuefi Ezeugo stood up in the midst of them and bellowed four times, 'Umuofia kwneu,' and on each occasion he faced a different direction and seemed to push the air with a clenched fist. And ten thousands men answered 'Yaa!' each time. Then there was perfect silence" (TFA, pg 10).

War - Ava

2023-04-28 20:03:16 UTC

"He was still young but he had won fame as the greatest wrestler in the nine villages... To crown it all he had taken two titles and had shown incredible prowess in two inter-tribal wars." pg. 8

Culture / Amy

2023-04-28 20:03:17 UTC

"Unoka had gone to consult Agbala. The priestess in those days was a woman called Chika. She was full of the power of her god, and she was greatly feared."

Culture ~ Lois Perry

2023-04-28 20:03:20 UTC

"Children were warned not to whistle at night for fear of evil spirits...a snake was never called by its name at night, because it would hear. It was called a string" (TFA, pg 9).

Isaiah

2023-04-28 20:03:54 UTC

"Okonkwo was well known thoughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on soild personal achievements."
The Persona of Okonkwo
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Fear-david

2023-04-28 20:05:55 UTC

It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father - pg.13-para 1

Dahlia- Relevance to family

2023-04-28 20:06:36 UTC

"One of those things was gentleness and another idleness"

Relations// Angel M

2023-04-28 20:07:34 UTC

"Unoka was like that in his last days. His love of talk had grown with age and sickness. It tried Okonkwo's patience beyond words."

Difereiences in culture - Isa

2023-04-28 20:07:37 UTC

"Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men usualy had. He did not inherit a barn from his father. There was no barn to inherit." (Page 16)

Emma- Family

2023-04-28 20:07:55 UTC

"He had had no patience with his father."

Kevin-Personality

2023-04-29 20:25:14 UTC

"Okonkwo's fear was greater was greater than these. It was the fear of himself, lest he should be found to resemble his father." (pg 13)

Culture- Lois Perry

2023-05-01 22:00:32 UTC

"The Feast of the New Yam was approaching and Umuofia was in a festival mood. It was an occasion for giving thanks to An, the earth goddess and the source of all fertility" (pg. 36).

Culture // Grace Goodrich

2023-05-01 22:00:42 UTC

"They have that custom in Obodoani. If a man dies at this time he is not buried but cast into the Evil Forest. It is a bad custom which these people observe because they lack understanding. They throw away large numbers of men and women without burial. And what is the result? Their clan is full of the evil spirits of these unburied dead, hungry to do harm to the living" (pg. 32).

Culture // Tolu Akintewe

2023-05-01 22:01:35 UTC

"Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded very highly, and proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten." (7)

Culture - Ava

2023-05-01 22:02:38 UTC

"... Unoka accepted the honor of breaking the kola. Okoye, meanwhile, took the lump of chalk, drew some lines on the floor, and then painted his big toe."(6)

Culture/ Amy

2023-05-01 22:03:53 UTC

There was a wealthy man in Okonkwo's village who had three huge barns, nine wives and thirty chilrdren. pg 18

Isaiah R

2023-05-01 22:04:19 UTC

"Take away your Kola Nut. I shall not eat in the house of a man who has no respect for our gods and ancestors." Pg 30

Culture- Lois Perry

2023-05-01 22:04:21 UTC

"Early that morning as he offered a sacrifice of new yam and palm-oil to his ancestors he asked them to protect him, his children and their mothers in the new year" (pg 39).

Angel// Culture

2023-05-01 22:09:33 UTC

"because their dreaded agadi-nwayi would never fight what the Ibo call a fight of blame"(12).

Kevin - Culture

2023-05-01 23:54:11 UTC

" "Every year," he said sadly, "Before I put any crop in the earth, I sacrifice a cock to Ani, the owner of all land." (pg. 17)

Ava Burton 50-51

2023-05-09 21:39:03 UTC

There's a wrestling match between Ikezue and Okafo and people are chanting for them

Tolu Akintewe - Pg 48 important event

2023-05-09 21:40:25 UTC

The wrestling match has not started yet and the people were drumming. Ekwefi meets her friend named Chielo and she asks her how her daughter Ezinma is doing, and she also asks if it's true that Okonkwo nearly shot her.

Isaiah R Pg 49

2023-05-09 21:40:26 UTC

Pg. 49 There were twelve men on each side and two judges for the wrestlers challenge.

Lois Perry- Page 42

2023-05-09 21:40:26 UTC

The wrestling match that occurs on the second day of the New Yam Festival is about to begin (as signaled by the drums).

Grace Goodrich // Page 41

2023-05-09 21:40:34 UTC

An interaction is shown between Ekwefi and Ezinma, in which a hen is being prepared to be cooked and eaten.

Angel M

2023-05-09 21:41:24 UTC

pg. 47 There were wrestling fights of different ages.

Olivia - Page 38

2023-05-09 21:41:59 UTC

Okonkwo's second wife, Ekwefi, took leaves from the banana tree. So Okonkwo, who had already been suppressing his anger, got angrier. He claimed that Ekwefi killed the tree and then beat Ekwefi for it.

Pg-43/David

2023-05-09 21:42:19 UTC

Nwoye was about to tell his mother the true story but got interrupted?

Dahlia Juarez: Pg 40

2023-05-09 21:42:53 UTC

It was the second day of the New Yam Festival and Ekwefi and Ezinma were hanging out together while boiling water and Ekwefi dropped the pot and hot soup fell on the floor.

Adrian

2023-05-09 21:43:06 UTC

pg.36 The Feast of the New Yam was held every year before the harvest began, to honor the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the clan.

Emma Hurst: Pg 39

2023-05-09 21:44:17 UTC

"She was Okonkwos second wife, Ekwefi, whom he nearly shot."

I-zayah

2023-05-09 21:47:00 UTC

pg.46- They were going to the Ilo, to go see the westering match.

Kevin D

2023-05-09 21:50:37 UTC

The New Yam Festival was almost happening and was three days away.

Amy M

2023-05-09 21:51:12 UTC

Pg. 44
Ezinma asked if Okonkwo was going to see the wrestling matches.

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