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An 7 page paper which summarizes chapters 1-13 of the classic 1959 novel. No additional sources are used.
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the destinies of others by pursuing his own. He is a man noted for special achievements. His life is defined by ambivalence, because his actions must stand in
sharp contrast to ordinary behavior. So a hero is not made in isolation; rather he is a product of the social matrix within which he operates" (Nnoromele 146).
This is the essence of Chinua Achebes masterpiece of African literature, Things Fall Apart. It is the story of the heroic Okonkwo, a celebrated Nigerian warrior who is
completely defined by the cultural values of his Igbo clan that when his beloved Umuofia falls under the influence of British colonialism, his life and everything he holds dear falls
apart. Chapter 1 is a general overview of the nine villages that comprise Umuofia, and provides the reader with Okonkwos family background, which offers considerable insights into the man
he was to become. Because his father, the flute-playing Unoka, was regarded as weak, lazy, and feminine, Okonkwo chose to carve his own reputation with a machete. After
defeating Amalinze the Cat, an esteemed wrestler, his lofty social status has been secured, while his father died in debt and in disgrace. This chapter also describes some of
the local customs and reveals an economy based on yam farming. It concludes with Okonkwo, a titled warrior with three wives and a barn full of yams, being entrusted
with the responsibility of watching over a young boy named Ikemefuna, who had been sacrificed to Umuofia "to avoid war and bloodshed" (Achebe 12). In the second chapter, Okonkwo hears
the local town crier beating the drum to announce a tribal meeting, and he happily anticipates another war might be in the offing, the success of which would further solidify
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