Things Fall Apart Chapter One

Written in 1958 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/ThingsFallApart.jpg

Chinua Achebe (2008) 1930 –2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chinua_Achebe_-_Buffalo_25Sep2008_crop.jpg

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Nigeria Things Fall Apart http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/AfricaCIA-HiRes.jpg

Nigerian Linguistic Groups Things Fall Apart Nigerian Linguistic Groups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nigeria_linguistical_map_1979.svg

THINGS FALL APART Chapter One Sins of the Father -or- Deadbeat Dad

Setting(s) Umuofia Nine villages Mbaino

Nigerian Linguistic Groups Things Fall Apart Nigerian Linguistic Groups http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nigeria_linguistical_map_1979.svg

Things Fall Apart OKONKWO (pp.3-4) “Tall” & “huge” Wrestler & warrior “Bushy eyebrows” “Wide nose” Heavy breather “Pounced” on people Spoke with “stammer” “no patience” “use(s) fists” Hated father http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3350/3429236231_491ab5275b.jpg

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Amalinze The Cat: Wrestling champ for 7 years (p3) Things Fall Apart http://beingkate.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/catman.jpg Amalinze The Cat: Wrestling champ for 7 years (p3) http://www.natyu.com/wpp/wp-content/uploads/stories/strangest/cat-man-%2001.jpg

Okonkwo defeated the Cat Greatest match since founder of village fought a spirit for 7 days and nights (p3) (repetition of “seven”) Okonkwo became successful, through hard work (p7)

Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds Things Fall Apart Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds Okonkwo’s fame in his village, Umuofia, is compared to a “brush fire on the harmattan” (p#) http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/117/cache/green-wall-sahara-africa-acacia_11752_600x450.jpg

Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds Things Fall Apart Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds http://wildography.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/African-landscape-sunset-by-catman-suha1.jpg

UNOKA: Okonkwo’s dad was a loafer (p5) and debtor (p4) http://www.two--four.net/Guitars/FukBlues.jpg

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Things Fall Apart Kite http://ih1.redbubble.net/image.11882738.5303/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

Things Fall Apart Kite http://www.wildlifeinsight.com/Insight/wp-content/gallery/sa_birds/black-shoulderedkite02.jpg

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Things Fall Apart Obi http://travelerfolio.com/travelerfolio/photos/african-hut.jpg

African Flute Things Fall Apart http://www.bentoncountymuseum.org/exhibitions/sound/images/flute_Chad_Africa.jpg

African Music Things Fall Apart Ogene Udu EKWE DRUM Ogene http://www.motherlandmusic.com/images/nigeria/drums/ekwe.jpg EKWE DRUM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Udu.jpg Udu Ogene http://www.total-facts-about-nigeria.com/image-files/ogene-music.jpg Ogene

Okoye comes to visit Unoka, they share kola. Things Fall Apart Kola Nut http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kolanut.jpg Okoye comes to visit Unoka, they share kola. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41645000/jpg/_41645970_kola203.jpg

Kola Nut Things Fall Apart http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--FQo0MLEYEg/TlmsPqEmRlI/AAAAAAAAF_o/Ey5URgKHn3g/s1600/kola%2Bnut.jpg

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Okoye needs money Unoka, borrowed. Things Fall Apart Okoye needs money Unoka, borrowed. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT! http://33.media.tumblr.com/99fe180300d520f6d42966101ab04554/tumblr_n38bwhSfQX1stt5ugo1_500.jpg

Things Fall Apart Music Links http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLJq2R34W3g&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLJq2R34W3g&feature=player_embedded#t=68 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV5rNcD7PEY

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Things Fall Apart Obi http://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/article_pics/hut.jpg

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Things Fall Apart Obi http://www.maasairafikiproject.org.uk/images/hut.jpg

Things Fall Apart Yam http://vincesmarket.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Yam-SP-Crosscut-copy1.jpg

Things Fall Apart Yam http://streeteatstv.com/media/photologue/photos/African-yams.jpg

Things Fall Apart Yam http://www.sweetplantains-stjohn.com/St.JohnNews/CaribbeanCuisine/WestIndianProvisions/yams.jpg

Things Fall Apart Yam http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WVY0ca3V5i4/TG00L8INUvI/AAAAAAAAACY/3Ns0BPBaInE/s1600/yam+2.jpg

Things Fall Apart Three Wives https://02varvara.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/00-mormon-with-three-wives-05-12.jpg?w=1536

If a child washed his hands he could eat with kings (p7) Things Fall Apart If a child washed his hands he could eat with kings (p7) A man was not judged by the worth of his father (p7) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_clW92NzmFvI/Ss-dGqzVrvI/AAAAAAAAC3w/PCEfapynEp0/s1600/idi_amin_dada_1.jpg

Okonkwo was selected to care for Ikemafuna, a sacrifice (p8) Things Fall Apart Okonkwo was selected to care for Ikemafuna, a sacrifice (p8) http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_clW92NzmFvI/Ss-dGqzVrvI/AAAAAAAAC3w/PCEfapynEp0/s1600/idi_amin_dada_1.jpg