THINGS FALL APART

Presentation by Kimberly Silk

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

THE YOUNG CHURCH IN MBANTA

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

THE DISTRICT 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.

THE DEAD OF OKONKWO At last, Okonkwo was died!!............

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