The "things" that fall apart in the book are really the Ibo way of life, and Okonkwo's life as he knows it. Okonkwo had built himself up to be a self made man, who had aspirations to be a leader in the tribe. In a incident that involves his gun blowing up and fatally wounding another clansman, he is banished to his motherland for 7 years. It is in this way that Okonkwo's life falls apart, in a split second. The way the Ibo culture and values fall apart is when Christianity comes to the villages. The missionaries come and try to convert some tribe members, when they have converted some people, the old tribe members began to question their old faith and belief. It came to the point that Enoch disrespected the Ibo tribe by unmasking an Egwugwu. By the doubt that the Christianity put into the minds of the Ibo clansman, it made the structure that the Ibo tribe was built on fall apart.
The significant steps that cause Okonkwo's life to fall apart are:
In "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe, several things fall apart including Okonkwo's life and standing within his community, the traditional Igbo society and its beliefs, as well as the harmony and order of the village due to the influence of colonialism and Christianity.
There is no such character in Things Fall Apart.
Things Fall Apart is a book, which counts as literature.
Things Fall Apart was originally published in London.
Yes, Nwoye is a boy in Things Fall Apart.
yams in things fall apart symbolises wealth
Wrestling was the major sport in Things Fall Apart.
The second half of Things Fall Apart deals with colonialism and its effects.
No, "Things Fall Apart" is a work of fiction. It is a novel written by Chinua Achebe and is not based on real events or people.
There are 13 chapters in Part 1 of "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.
All Things Fall Apart was created on 2011-03-05.
The people in Things Fall Apart are villagers of the Igbo tribe.
Ani is the earth goddess and the source of all fertility in Things Fall Apart.