In his quest to be worthy of the respect his father barely had, Okonkwo comes across as arrogant, somewhat chauvinistic and with anger issues. Okonkwo hated his father for all his failings and therefore, makes it his life mission not to be likened to him. He is in reality a man trying to overcompensate for the fact that his father, Unoka, was known to be irresponsible and died in debt. However, Okonkwo is not as fearless as he presents himself to be. Things Fall Apart tells the story of Okonkwo from Umuofia in pre-colonial Nigeria, who is known as a fearless warrior and hardworking man worthy of respect in his community. Award winning Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie provides the introduction.ġst Published in 1958 by William Heinemann Ltd Knopf and contains three books by renowned Nigerian Author, Chinua Achebe (1930-2013). The African Trilogy is a book published in 2010 in the USA by Alfred A.
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