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Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
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
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
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 20-21 Quiz
Chapters 20-21 Quiz
1
of 5
Why has Ezinma not married yet?
She waited to marry a boy she was in love with before the exile.
She can’t marry until Nwoye marries.
Okonkwo made her wait until their return from exile.
She can never marry because she has lived in exile.
2
of 5
What have the white men brought in addition to the church, school, and hospital?
The principles of democracy
A government and judicial system that overrides clan decisions
Television, syphilis, and machine guns
The slave trade
3
of 5
Who is Chukwu?
The clan’s one god
A prominent villager who kills one of the missionaries
Ezinma’s new boyfriend
Mr. Brown’s translator
4
of 5
What happens to Mr. Brown?
He is killed when the villagers burn down the church.
He decides to leave when he sees what has happened to village tradition.
He is sent to open a church in another town.
He falls ill and has to leave his church.
5
of 5
How does the clan meet Okonkwo’s return?
With great enthusiasm
Somewhat indifferently
With hostility
With fear and suspicion
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Chapters 22-23 Quick Quiz
Things Fall Apart: Popular pages
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Okonkwo: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
What’s with the Proverbs in
Things Fall Apart
?
QUOTES
Quotes by Theme
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
Review Quiz
