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Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Key Questions and Answers
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–25
Characters
Character List
Okonkwo
Nwoye
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Ikemefuna
Unoka
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Allusions
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
What’s with the Proverbs in
Things Fall Apart
?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Generational divide
Pride
Repression
Drum language
Ethnographic distance
Quotes By Section
Chapters 1–3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–11
Chapters 12–13
Chapters 14–16
Chapters 17–19
Chapters 20–21
Chapters 22–23
Chapters 24–25
Quotes By Character
Okonkwo
Nwoye
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Ikemefuna
Unoka
Quotes By Symbol
Locusts
Fire
Further Study
Context
Things Fall Apart on the Eve of Nigerian Independence
Achebe at the Crossroads of European Modernism and African Realism
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapters 1-3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-11
Chapters 12-13
Chapters 14-16
Chapters 17-19
Chapters 20-21
Chapters 22-23
Chapters 24-25
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Chapters 24-25 Quiz
Further Study
Chapters 24-25 Quiz
1
of 5
What does Okonwko wear to the town meeting?
His ancestral spirit costume
The outfit he wore when he wrestled the Cat
White men's clothing
His war dress
2
of 5
What does Okonkwo do at the town meeting?
Give a rousing speech
Incite the villagers to fight against the white men
Kill two court messengers
Call the villagers cowards and women
3
of 5
What happens to Okonkwo after he leaves the meeting?
He hangs himself.
The District Commissioner shoots him.
Reverand James Smith convinces him to convert.
He locks himself in his compound and dies of grief.
4
of 5
Why won't the clansmen touch Okonkwo's body and insist the white men do it?
They consider suicide a grave sin and that his body is now evil.
They want the white men to understand that his death is the missionaries' fault.
They are angry with Okonkwo because they will be imprisoned for his actions.
They want to prove their new loyalty to the white men.
5
of 5
What does the commissioner think after he hears Okonkwo's story?
He feels a pang of regret though he won't admit it.
He dismisses Okonkwo completely.
He thinks it might make for an interesting paragraph or two in his book.
He realizes that the white men have made a grave mistake.
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