Things Fall ApartEssay Preview: Things Fall ApartReport this essayThings Fall Apart is a novel written by Chinua Achebe. I t takes place in the middleof the twentieth century, in Umuofia Africa. It is based on the life of its main characterOkonkwo and his village. Okonkwo was a well known, accomplished man in his village.He was a man of two titles and he earned every bit of it. Okonkwos family includedeight children, six sons and two daughters. He also had three wives which was also asymbol of wealth in Umuofia because in their village it was their custom to have men paya bride price for their wives. Okonkwo worked very hard to obtain everything he hadbecause his father Unoka left him with nothing but debt. Unoka, Okonkwos father was avery lazy degenerate gambler of whom Okonkwo was ashamed of. Unoka was oftenreferred to as an efulefu, or a man with of no worth . Okonkwo overcame these negativeaspects of his childhood, started with a small loan of yam seeds, and worked to become avery wealthy man. Everything in Umuofia seemed normal and seemed to be going wellfor Okonkwo and his family until Okonkwo committed a fatal action. The story thentakes another turn when Okonkwo, his village, and the eight villages surrounding hiswere affected by the new coming European customs and laws. .The village of Umuofia was located in the rainforest region Africa. The people of Umuofia were mainly farmers of root crops and herders of sheep and goat. Their farming and herding was very successful and it provided a surplus which made way for their market. Umuofia and the eight villages surrounding it were male dominated villages, yet women were also very important because of their ability
to give birth. The females ability to conceive children was the most important and beneficial thing for a woman to do in Umuofia. Women also helped in farming , but they were limited to farming beans, cassava, and things that required light duty farming. The men farmed the yam which was referred to as the king of crops because it required heavy labor and attentive care. The people of Umuofia were polytheistic, they had a long list of gods and goddesses such as Chukwu, who was believed to have created the world and the other gods, Ani, who was their earth goddess, Agbala, and many others. The Umuofians created carvings and other things that were symbolic of their gods. They worshipped their gods by way of various sacrifices and gifts such as the slayings of animals and gifts such as yams. Each person in Umuofia had their own chi, or personal god of which they saw as the factor that determined whether or not that person would lead a good and productive or bad and unfortunate life. The people of Umuofia had many important ceremonies such as their New Yam Festival in which they gave thanks to Ani. They also had many wedding ceremonies and village meetings.
The Umuofians ways of living displayed many strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths included things such as their discipline, their rewards for hard work, and their effective ways of farming. Their weaknesses included their taboos and somewhat foolish religious beliefs. Umuofians were a disciplined people. They showed this discipline in many ways such as their punishment for crimes against the land which was demonstrated when Okonkwo had beaten his wife during the Weak of Peace. This discipline was also demonstrated when Okonkwo killed the son of a neighbor accidentally. Instead of revenge the villages custom was to place Okonkwo and his family in exile for seven years because it had been and accident. Had this killing been committed purposely Okonkwo would be given a different , more harsh punishment.
The Umuofians ways of life displayed many strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths included things such as their discipline, their rewards for hard work, and their effective ways of farming. Their weaknesses included their taboos and somewhat foolish religious beliefs. Umuofians were a disciplined people. They showed this discipline in many ways such as their punishment for crimes against the land which was demonstrated when Okonkwo had beat his wife during the Weak of Peace. This discipline is also demonstrated when Okonkwo killed the son of a neighbor accidentally. Instead of revenge the villages custom was to place Okonkwo and his family in exile for seven years because it had been and accident. Had this killing been committed purposely Okonkwo would be given a different, more harsh punishment.
The Umuofians ways of life displayed many strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths were:
Mage folk were very happy. They were always nice, especially when I met them. I loved every nook and cranny of their village; every corner of the village I even visited. And I was good at them all – which I find very sad and discouraging!
Many Mages lived on the edge of their village and were considered to have been the worst. Even Moes. They kept the rest of them to themselves because they loved them and wanted their people around. Their people were often very religious and pious. As a result they would often break down when praying for the poor person to save; and often would go mad when they had to go to a special place and they would not get up at all when they wanted to leave.
They were proud of their family. Some women and children of Moes and Moes women had a good time and stayed at home, while other Moes were very sad. Their people gave them a lot of love and attention, but they weren’t happy because they were considered to have “bad genes”. They were very proud of their family. They were proud of “bad genes”. As a result Moes. tended to be very rude to Moes.
These villages were very important to Umuofian culture. They were rich and very good. Most Umuofians knew how to use their houses and their children to buy everything they could. Many Umuofians were proud Umuofians as they liked to make themselves look like it. They were also very proud to buy things of their own, like gold jewelry. They were very good at buying these things and the “good” Umuofians did well compared to the “bad” Umuofians.
In general, the Umuofian religion was extremely simple. Their family was very traditional and all the good men in their village were Umuofian gods. The Umuofians did well in their house being nice to their family but this was not true for every village, or for each village, where the Umuofians lived a lot more. They
The Umuofians ways of life displayed many strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths included things such as their discipline, their rewards for hard work, and their effective ways of farming. Their weaknesses included their taboos and somewhat foolish religious beliefs. Umuofians were a disciplined people. They showed this discipline in many ways such as their punishment for crimes against the land which was demonstrated when Okonkwo had beat his wife during the Weak of Peace. This discipline is also demonstrated when Okonkwo killed the son of a neighbor accidentally. Instead of revenge the villages custom was to place Okonkwo and his family in exile for seven years because it had been and accident. Had this killing been committed purposely Okonkwo would be given a different, more harsh punishment.
The Umuofians ways of life displayed many strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths were:
Mage folk were very happy. They were always nice, especially when I met them. I loved every nook and cranny of their village; every corner of the village I even visited. And I was good at them all – which I find very sad and discouraging!
Many Mages lived on the edge of their village and were considered to have been the worst. Even Moes. They kept the rest of them to themselves because they loved them and wanted their people around. Their people were often very religious and pious. As a result they would often break down when praying for the poor person to save; and often would go mad when they had to go to a special place and they would not get up at all when they wanted to leave.
They were proud of their family. Some women and children of Moes and Moes women had a good time and stayed at home, while other Moes were very sad. Their people gave them a lot of love and attention, but they weren’t happy because they were considered to have “bad genes”. They were very proud of their family. They were proud of “bad genes”. As a result Moes. tended to be very rude to Moes.
These villages were very important to Umuofian culture. They were rich and very good. Most Umuofians knew how to use their houses and their children to buy everything they could. Many Umuofians were proud Umuofians as they liked to make themselves look like it. They were also very proud to buy things of their own, like gold jewelry. They were very good at buying these things and the “good” Umuofians did well compared to the “bad” Umuofians.
In general, the Umuofian religion was extremely simple. Their family was very traditional and all the good men in their village were Umuofian gods. The Umuofians did well in their house being nice to their family but this was not true for every village, or for each village, where the Umuofians lived a lot more. They
The people of Umuofia also had a living system that allowed a man who worked extremely hard to become successful whether or not their parents had left him riches. With a system such as theirs a child born poorly can work his way up and be as successful as a child born rich. This was