Unoka

Things Fall Apart
Unoka is Okonkwo's dead father. Unoka was a slightly arrogant man who had no worries. He was carefree, lazy, gentle, and compassionate. He collected debts like someone would collect baseball cards and did not pay them back. Okonkwo was extremely ashamed of his father and was determined to forget him and Unoka was sometimes the cause of the outburst of Okonkwo's anger due to his short fuse for his fathers weakness. When Unoka was in possession palm-wine he would invite his neighbors and play on his flute. Okonkwo recalls that the flute was the only thing that he was remotely good at. Sometimes, playing his flute for entertainment was the only thing that Unoka was good at. Unoka's talent led him and his band to many markets, allowing them all to make music and feast in different places. But Unoka died with many debts which left Okonkwo to clean them all up. While very laid back, Unoka had a natural gift, and love, for language. He excelled in speaking in african proverbs. Unoka was tall, but very thin and had a slight stoop. He had a mournful look on his face until he played his flute. He was a debter who owed many people like Okoye money. He was poor and couldn't provide for his family. He died and had no title, one wife, and was heavily debted. Although Okonkwo was ashamed of his father, Unoka made him the man he was.

Onkonkwo was nothing like his father, Unoka. Unoka didn't like to see blood and gore, and he was always borrowing and losing money and can barely support his family. But on the other hand he did have a passion and love for language.

Unoka eventually died of a shameful disease, swelling of the stomach. It has been said that those suffering from the disease are left in the evil forest to die so they don't disgrace the earth by being buried in it.