Things Fall Apart

1. Things Fall Apart Presented By Lina Sitorus

2. Okonkwo the brave man • The Main Character in the Story is Okonkwo • When he was older he start to manage himself • He was the strongest brave man in Umuofia • When he loses himself he can’t control it • He wanted to killed someone until his death

3. Okonkwo the victorious • No one in the Nine Villages can beat the Amalinze the Cat

4. Unoka, Okonkwo’s lazy father and he was the debtor • This man was a debtor drunkard lazy man • No people in Umuofia respect him • People Don’t like this unsuccessful lazy man • Unoka died in debt, which is why Okonkwo is ashamed of him

5. Nwoye become a Christian • Nwoye joined the white men who came and built a church in Umuofia • He did not want to go back to his father Okonkwo • Because he did not like the way Nwoye was changing

6. Ikemefuna • Ikemefuna was the adoptive son • Ikemefuna stayed with Okonkwo for three years • And he started to call Okonkwo “father” • Ikemefuna always helped Okonkwo with the Yams

7. Ekwefi, Okonkwo’s second wife • Ekwefi always prepared food for her husband • She only had one daughter named Enzinma

8. Enzinma’s getting married • Enzinma grew so beautiful and Okonkwo did not want her to marry the Mbaino man • He wanted her to get married with one of the Umuofian • Enzinma respected her father Okonkwo

9. Who is Obierika? • Obierika was a friend of Okonkwo • Obierika was a great father and he had a son name Maduka -Maduka was a great wrestler too • Obierika had one daughter named Akueke

10. The 9 masked Spirit Egwugwus • The Umuofia people believed in them as their gods • Okonkwo was one of them

11. The Evil Forest • The Evil Forest was a sacred place in Things Fall Apart • Where sick men are taken to die out there • Twins are killed there when they are just born • No one dared build or farm there, as it was land reserved for the gods

12. Small Compound

13. Okonkwo Yams • These are the yams that Okonkwo has worked hard for • It was for him and all his families to survive

14. The Symbol of the drum in Umuofia • If the people in Umuofia heard the sound of a drum something was going to happen • If Okonkwo heard a sound of it he would go and find out what happened

15. The Kola Nut Represented their Culture

16. The Priestess • The priestess’ name was Chielo who was possessed by the spirit of her goddess • Chielo took away Enzinma from Ekwefi • Ekwefi ran after Chielo to take back Enzinma • Okonkwo was just waiting until Ekwefi came back

17. The white Missionaries • The missionaries came to Umuofia to build a church • Okonkwo really hated them • They built their house in the Evil Forest • The people in Umuofia expected them to die in the Evil Forest

18. Obierika and the white men • The white men were looking for Okonkwo for what he had done • He had killed a messenger • And he had to flee from Umuofia • The white men asked Obierika if he saw Okonkwo • But Okonkwo already hung himself

19. Sources • http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/thingsfallapart.html • Okonkwo:>h://joshnoel.wikispaces.com/things+fall+apartttphttp://www.communitywalk.com/chinua_achebes_things_fall_apart/map/395527#0004pGF=http://fuuo.blogspot.com/2012/01/things-fall-apart-notes.html

20. Chinua Achebe • Born in Nigeria in 1930 • He was the first centers of Anglican missionary in Eastern Nigeria • He graduated from University College, Ibadan • He died at the age of 82