Things fall apart

1. Things fall apart Presentation by Kimberly Silk

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. The young church in mbanta

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. Thedistrict 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.

18. the dead of okonkwo • At last, Okonkwo was died!!............

19. The sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonkwo • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinua_Achebe • http://www.shmoop.com/things-fall-apart/ikemefuna.html • http://www.shmoop.com/things-fall-apart/ezinma.html • http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/things-fall-apart/character-analysis/unoka.html • http:/http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/things/characters.html/www.literaryworlds.wmich.edu/umuofia/ • http://www.mrbrown.com/ • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_district_commissioner_in_things_fall_apart • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_way_is_the_Reverend_James_Smith_different_from_his_predecessor_Mr_Brown_in_things_fall_apart • http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/things/section10.rhtml

20. The end !!!! Thank you all Have a nice day!!