Is Things Fall Apart historically accurate?
While it offers a certain perspective on colonial history, Things Fall Apart is not a strictly historical novel. Historical novels, by definition, fictionalize historic events and bring them to life with invented details, characters, dialogue, etc.
When was Things Fall Apart published?
1958
Why did Okonkwo kill ikemefuna?
Okonkwo kills Ikemefuna because he doesn’t want to appear weak in front of his fellow clansmen. Afraid of appearing weak, Okonkwo deals the fatal blow to Ikemefuna despite Ogbuefi Ezeudu’s warning.
Does Okonkwo regret killing ikemefuna?
After killing Ikemefuna, Okonkwo is very upset. He doesn’t eat for two days and has difficulty sleeping. He was very fond of Ikemefuna and he knew that this boy had been a positive influence on Nwoye and that they too had become great friends.
Who does Okonkwo accidentally kill?
Ezeudu’s
What Okonkwo fears most?
Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness.
Why did Okonkwo hate his father?
In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo hated his father because he was ashamed of him. Okonkwo considered Unoka unsuccessful and effeminate and resented him for being a debtor who attained no titles and was left in the Evil Forest to die.
Was really Unoka a failure?
Unoka, the grown-up, was a failure. He was poor and his wife and children had barely enough to eat. People laughed at him because he was a loafer, and they swore never to lend him any more money because he never paid back. But Unoka was such a man that he always succeeded in borrowing more, and piling up his debts.
Is Unoka a responsible father and chief?
Unoka is Okonkwo’s father, and since he’s passed away before the novel begins, he’s only present in Okonkwo’s memories. Unoka always brought a great deal of shame to Okonkwo and to his family as a whole, due to his constant laziness and refusal to work.