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

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

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

4. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Chinua Achebe

12. 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”

13. 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!

14. 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?

15. 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?