Things Fall Apart

Title: Things Fall Apart
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 4050 | Pages: 17.2 (approximately 235 words/page)

Things Fall Apart

Okonkwo, a wealthy, respected warrior, is a member of the Umuofia clan, a lower Nigerian tribe. In his youth, he brought honor to his village when he defeated Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. The Cat was undefeated for seven years. Okonkwo's father, Unoka, feared the sight of blood, and he wasted money. His wife and children often went hungry. He was a skilled musician with the flute, and he loved to converse in …showed first 75 words of 4050 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 4050 total…arrives at Okonkwo's compound, he finds that Okonkwo has hanged himself. Obierika and his friends lead him to the body. Obierika explains that suicide is a grave sin, and his clansmen may not touch his body. The D.C. is writing a book about Africa. He imagines that the circumstances of Okonkwo's death will make an interesting paragraph or two. He has already chosen the title, The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of Lower Niger.

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