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1 Things Fall Apart Chapter One

2 Written in 1958

3 Chinua Achebe (2008) 1930 –2013

4 Africa Things Fall Apart

5 Nigeria Things Fall Apart

6 Nigerian Linguistic Groups
Things Fall Apart Nigerian Linguistic Groups

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

8 Setting(s) Umuofia Nine villages Mbaino

9 Nigerian Linguistic Groups
Things Fall Apart Nigerian Linguistic Groups

10 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

11 African Wrestlers Things Fall Apart

12 African Wrestlers Things Fall Apart

13 African Wrestlers Things Fall Apart

14 African Wrestlers Things Fall Apart

15 African Wrestlers Things Fall Apart

16 Amalinze The Cat: Wrestling champ for 7 years (p3)
Things Fall Apart Amalinze The Cat: Wrestling champ for 7 years (p3)

17 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)

18 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#)

19 Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds
Things Fall Apart Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds

20 UNOKA: Okonkwo’s dad was a loafer (p5) and debtor (p4)

21 Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds
Things Fall Apart Dry Landscape, Harmattan Winds

22 Things Fall Apart Kite

23 Things Fall Apart Kite

24 Things Fall Apart Kite

25 Things Fall Apart Obi

26 African Flute Things Fall Apart

27 African Music Things Fall Apart Ogene Udu EKWE DRUM Ogene
EKWE DRUM Udu Ogene Ogene

28 Okoye comes to visit Unoka, they share kola.
Things Fall Apart Kola Nut Okoye comes to visit Unoka, they share kola.

29 Kola Nut Things Fall Apart

30 Kola Nut Things Fall Apart

31 Okoye needs money Unoka, borrowed.
Things Fall Apart Okoye needs money Unoka, borrowed. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!

32 Things Fall Apart Music Links

33 African Wrestlers Things Fall Apart

34 Things Fall Apart Obi

35 Things Fall Apart Obi

36 Things Fall Apart Obi

37 Things Fall Apart Obi

38 Things Fall Apart Yam

39 Things Fall Apart Yam

40 Things Fall Apart Yam

41 Things Fall Apart Yam

42 Things Fall Apart Three Wives

43 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)

44 Okonkwo was selected to care for Ikemafuna, a sacrifice (p8)
Things Fall Apart Okonkwo was selected to care for Ikemafuna, a sacrifice (p8)

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