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**__Things Fall Apart__ **
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CHAPTER 1: The story starts with the introduction of a character named Okonkwo. Okonkwo was one out of many who was able to defeat Amalinze the Cat. The day that Okonkwo defeated Amalinze was celebrated with the beating of drums and the playing of flutes. During there match people new that Amalinze was a "wily craftsmen" but Okonkwo was "as slippery as a fish in water." They saw the two going at each other with rage but in the end Okonkwo threw Amalinze. Because of this wonderful defeat, it brought his tribe honor and it won himself many riches. This fight took place about 20 years ago and much has changed. Okonkwo's fame was spread like wildfire throughout the Harmattan. But there was one thing that really ticked him off and that was his patience with unsuccessful men. In other words his father, Unoka, who had died 10 years before. Okonkwo was ashamed of his father. When Unoka had died, he left no title for Okonkwo and was in debt.



Taylor Lum Chapter 3,4,& 5

Okonkwo didn't have a normal life like other boys. He never inherited a farm like other boys in his village. His father, Unoka, went to go consult with the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves about his horrible harvest. The Oracles name was Agbala, everywhere people came to consult their future with Agbala. Agbala told him, " Go home and work like a man." Because he wasn't doing labor like his neighbors were.

The 15 year old boy, Ikemefuna, is kept in Okonkwo's hands for now. He tries to runaway but doesn't succeed because he has nowhere to go. He wept because Ikemefuna missed his mother and 3 year old sister. After a while, he became a family member of Okonkwo's family. Ikemefuna started to become close to Okonkwo and especially Nwoye.

The Feast of the New Yam is where they give thanks to the goddess, Ani, for the earth and fertility. This event is supposed to be joyful for the people of Umuofia.

In the story “Things Fall Apart” the characters are Okonkwo (son of Unoka), Amalinze the Cat (wrestler that was beat only by Okonkwo), Unoka (father of Okonkwo), and Okoye (Unokas neighbor). Unoka was a poor man, and when he earned money he had to pay the people that he borrowed from, and he could never pay off the debt. While Okonkwo was growing up he had hardly and food. While Okonkwo was growing he was becoming more and more successful, he had three wives and eight children. While Okonkwo was journeying about, he went to the town of Mbaino and when he returned to Umuofia, Okonkwo had brought with him a young virgin and a 15 year old boy. The boy’s name was Ikemefuna. In the town of Mbaino a man Ogbuefi Udo, his wife has been murdered on her way to the market. So what Okonkwo thought is that the young virgin can go to Ogbuefi Udo and become his new wife. Then the young boy Ikemefuna had lived with Okonkwo for about 3 years now.

Unoka, Okonkwo’s father, died from a shameful illness. So after Unoka dies, Okonkwo cannot count on Unoka to help him get wealthy. One day Okonkwo goes to Nwakibie for 400 seed yams to start a farm. Okonkwo went to Nwakibie because he was a wealthy clansman. Nwakibie well-liked Okonkwo because he always worked hard. So he gave him 800 seed yams. One of Unoka’s friends gave Okonkwo 400 yams. In chapter 4 they focused on Ikmefuna. Ikmefuna was getting homesick and scared to be with Okonkwo’s children at first. Nwoye, Okonkwo’s wife just treats Ikmefuna as one of her children not as an outcast. Okonkwo is now feeling warmhearted towards Ikmefuna but he tries not to show his affection. During the week of peaces Okonkwo notices that his youngest wife Ojiugo, went out of her tent to get her hair braided. When she returns home, Okonkwo beats her for breaking the peace of the sacred week. So the priest demands Okonkwo to sacrifice a goat and a hen, pay a fine of cloth, and to pay one hundred cowries. Chapter 5 talks about Okonkwo making an excuse for beating his second wife. So Okonkwo has a gun and under Ezinma’s breath she says, “Guns that never shot.” Okonkwo aims and tries to shoot her, but then he misses.

Kekoa Welsh
 * __Okonkwo__ ** – tall, huge, bushy eyebrows, wide nose, he breathed heavily. A well known man that was known throughout nine villages and beyond. He won wrestling battle against Amalinze when he was 18 years old. 
 * __Unoka__ **– Father of Okonkwo that died 9 years ago. When he was young, he was good with the flute and went places with his band. The old man was now a failure being poor with his wife and children didn’t have enough to eat. Didn’t ever pay back money to people. 
 * __Chapter 1__ **: mainly introduces the main character Okonkwo who is a very successful man that is very well known. The chapter talks about his father Unoka, who was a failure. Okonkwo hated disliked his father for being a man that owned people much money when he died 9 years ago. Now, Okonkwo is a respected young, 18 year old man that can afford to support 3 wives, 8 kids, and 3 huts.
 * __Chapter 2__ **: All the clansmen gathered and discussed about someone who murdered an Umuofia tribesman. The clan decided to chose Okonkwo to represent them because he is the fiercest warrior. He has to travel to Mbaino where he must give a virgin girl and a young man.

Chapters 3,4, & 5
 * Unoka went to an Oricle. The Oricles name was Agbala who told him to work like a man because he never worked **
 * Okonkwo goes to a man called Mwakibie to ask to grow yams on his crop. Most sons inherit their farms from their father but his father, Unoka, didn’t do labor and died without a farm. The first year of Okonkwo’s farming was horrible because the crops never grew. **
 * Okonkwo becomes a very angry man and beats some of his family because he doesn’t like failure and laziness like how his dad was. In the Week of Peace, Okonkwo beats his wife because of her wrong actions. This week is unheard of someone being beaten because it is a week of peace so an elder man consults Okonkwo about his wrong doings and makes him accomplish a certain task. **
 * Ikemefuna is feeling that he is becoming a part of the family now and is liked by everyone. He became liked by Okonkwo and became close to especially Nwoye. **
 * <span style="color: #00b050; font-family: 'Copperplate Gothic Light','sans-serif';">It is a day of a wrestling match and Okonkwo has to fight. His family is late while they make yams for their food. **

Okonkwo watches the annual wrestling match while his 2nd wife began to consult with Chielo and they say that she was here to stay because she is over 10 years old.

Crystal Makduka- was the son of Obierik who won the match against the other wrestling team.

Chapters 6, 7, & 8
 * Taylor Lum

Wrestling begins to start at the Feast of the New Yam Festival. The wrestling match were supposed to be three 15 to 16 year old boys in each of the two teams. When the match started the first 2 boys were down but the 3rd boy made a quick move that his opponent was knocked down. His name was Maduka, the son of Obierika.At the festival, Ekwefi saw her friend, Chielo, the priestess of Agbala who is very fond of her daughter Ezinma. The final match was between Okafo and Ikezue.**

**Ikemefuna** **became like an older brother to Nwoye.** **Okonkwo** **was very pleased by Nwoye's development towards everything and it was all because of Ikemefuna. But one day, Ikemefuna had to go back to his home because Umuofia was going to kill him. It was like all the bad things were happening again, deja vu. When the men and Okonkwo were walking him back to his real home, Okonkwo suddenly kills Ikemefuna.

After Ikemefuna's death, Okonkwo couldn't sleep for two days and could not taste his food. So he went to visit his friend, Obierika. Obierika invited her in-laws over. They were talking about white people and how this man named Amadi passes through who is " white skinned."

chapter 9, 10, 11

The story goes back to the time when Ekwefi was trying to give birth to children. She fell into a neutral sort of state because her children would die at infancy. Okonkwo went to medicine men to see what was wrong with her. She would never praise the other wives happy moments and didn't like seeing the first wife having three kids. When Ezima was born, Ekwefi was not excited or happy. Only when she survived 5, 6, and 7 years did she do all she could to keep her healthy and love her.

Chapter 10 was a court case like scene with the village people. Uzowulu was asking for why his bride price hasn't been paid back. Uzowulu's wife Mgbafo, was kidnapped by her brother, Odukwe, and the custom is that if a bride is taken back, then the bride price is returned to the husband. Uzowulu was testifying that he should get his money back or receive Mgbafo. The brother state that everything that he says is true, but if they had not taken her out of his household, she would have most likely died. They say that very frequently, Uzowulu would beat her for almost any reason, and even when she was pregnant, he beat her and she had a miscarriage. In the end, it was decided that if Uzowulu was to bring wine to his in-laws,he could beg Mgbafo to return. If Odukwe's family was to receive the wine, he would let her go with Uzowulu

Chapter eleven was a confusing chapter of when Cheilo asked for Enzima and Enkwefi followed. The stroy began when the mothers' were telling the children stories. The main story was about the tortoise eating a feast in the sky with the birds. It tells of how the shell has plates. (someone can write a page about the story). Suddenly, Cheilo, the preistess wanted to see Ezinma without explaining why. She said that Agbala (a God) wanted to see her. When she took her, Ekwefi secretly chased behind. It was too dark to see much but she would occasionally hear the possessed sound of her chanting. They reached a town and eventually got to the sacred caves. Outside she would wait and think about what would happen to Ezinma. Okonkwo eventually came and told her to go home and rest, but she incisted on staying. She then held a flashback of when she met Okonkwo, how she couldn't marry him because hes was too poor, and after two years she ran away from her previous husband and went to Okonkwo.

Chapter 15 was about the white man who came with an iron horse. It was said that he was a locust and that he was a harbinger who would tell the others if food was good. They killed him and tied the iron horse to the sacred tree. Later, other whites came and had a shootout at the marketplace. Another story telling a warning was said that if a victim says nothing, it is best to put them back. Only if they or someone else yells, that is is safe to do.

Chapter 16 was about the missionaries coming to town and trying to convert the people. The interpreter kept saying my buttocks instead of myself. When they were done explaining the false beleifs of the africans and that there is only one true God, most people left saying they were mad. Nwoye took interest because the stories and songs pleased him. The missionaries would come to the ilo to sing and make converts.

Chapter 17 was when nwoye had stayed at the ilo for a long time and came home late. He was then beat by his father and ran away to the missionaries.**

Kekoa Welsh chapter 18, 19, & 20

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OKONKWO HUNG HIMSELF AND WAS FOUND BY THE DISTRICT OF COMMISSIONER AND OKONKWO'S FRIEND BEHIND HIS COMPOUND IN A TREE. OKONKWO'S FRIEND TOLD THE COMMISSIONER "MAYBE YOU CAN HELP US." HE SPEAKS, "PERHAPS YOUR MEN CAN HELP US BRING HIM DOWN AND BURY HIM." THE DISTRICT OF COMMISSIONER SAID, "WHY CANT YOU TAKE HIM DOWN YOURSELVES?" ONE MAN EXPLAINED, "IT IS AGAINST OUR CUSTOM . . . IT IS AN ABOMINATION FOR A MAN TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE. IT IS AN OFFENSE AGAINST THE EARTH, AND A MAN WHO COMMITS IT WILL NOT BE BURIED BY HIS CLANSMEN. HIS BODY IS EVIL, AND ONLY STRANGERS MAY TOUCH IT. THAT IS WHY WE ASK YOUR PEOPLE TO BRING HIM DOWN BECAUSE YOU ARE STRANGERS."

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