Things Fall Apart By, Parker Kimes, Griffin Bayle, Augustine Stanley, Willy R., Devante Kos.

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Things Fall Apart By, Parker Kimes, Griffin Bayle, Augustine Stanley, Willy R., Devante Kos

Main Characters Okonkwo- Ikemefuna- Nwoye- Ezinma- Ekwefi-

Theme Don’t strive to be so different Ex: Okonkwo wants to be a better man than his father.

Plot Okonkwo is very well known and high in the rankings in his tribe because of a wrestling match Gets an adopted son Ikemefuna and then kills him Okonkwo and his family are exiled from the tribe His son Nwoye went on his own path away from Okonkwo White missionaries try to convert the tribe to their religion and Okonkwo doesn’t like that

Symbols Yams – Protection, Leadership, Wealth Oracle - Religion, Government, God/s Unoka – Evil, Failure, Unworthy Nwoye – Lazy, Fire - Potency, Life, Masculinity Egwugwu – Independence, Gods

Okonkwo Clan leader Does not want to become like his father Hollywood Personality: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Ikemefuna Given to Okonkwo by a near by village Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna to show that he is not weak Hollywood Personality: Superman

Nwoye Okonkwo’s oldest son Coverts religion to Christianity Hollywood Personality: Bob Dylan- Converted to Christianity

Ekwefi Okonkwo’s second wife 9/10 of her children die Enzima is her only child Hollywood Personality-Angelina Jolie

Ezinma Okonkwo’s favorite child Understands Okonkwo Okonkwo wishes she was a boy Hollywood Personality- Jennifer Lopez

Chinua Achebe

Chinua Achebe Born on November 16th, 1930 Died on March 21st, 2013 Born in the Nigerian Igbo village of Ogidi Studied at the University of London Chinua was a published writer and part time teacher Considered “The Grandfather of Nigerian Literature”

Sales Pitch Why you should buy this book: If you love yams, 2Chainz loves yams If you like books with a storyline If you don’t like books with a storyline Shit, its only $0.99, Macklemore is known to like things that are only $0.99 M&Ms are also $0.99 and Eminem likes M&Ms. Coincidence? I think not!

Test 1. Who did Okonkwo beat in the wrestling match? 2. Why does Okonkwo dislike his first son, Nwoye? 3. What is Okonkwo’s second wife's name? 4. Who is Ikemafuma? 5. Who came to the village and introduced Christianity?

Test (cont.) 6. What is the Oracle’s role in the Village? 7. Who is Okonkwo’s favorite child and why? 8. What is the Igbo Village’s food of choice? 9. How many wives did Okonkwo have? 10. Why was Okonkwo exiled from the Village?