Analysis of first three paragraphs of Things Fall Apart

The First three paragraphs of Things Falling Apart, is mainly a mere character description of our protagonist of Things Fall Apart. Even though this analysis of the hero is not very good in telling how important Okonkwo is, it however, tells us the strength and importance of such a man in the Igbo tribe.

By describing him immediately in the first sentence of the book, Achebe signifies how well known and important a man like Okonkwo is, ‘well known through out the nine villages and beyond’. This popularity is mainly due to a great wrestling match, Okonkwo challenged at the age of eighteen. He brought honour to his village by beating Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. Until his match with Okonkwo, the Cat had been undefeated for seven years. The atmosphere before the match also shows the tension in the crowd, as both wrestlers are excellent crafts man in

Achebe describes Okonkwo as not being our normal Western Hero such as Superman or Rambo. He describes Okonkwo in a violent manner, a person who doesn’t sympathy for weaklings, no patience for unsuccessful man, like his father. This characteristics can be seen when Okonkwo is described as having a ‘slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get words out he used his fists’ Thus getting a scolding from a hero like Okonkwo, literally shows us that he would end up beating you. His manner of walking it self seemed to show that he was to pounce on somebody.

Okonkwo is a wealthy and respected warrior of the Umuofia clan. The wealthy side of Okonkwo can be seen by the number of wives and children he has from the quote: ‘when he slept his wives and children could hear him breathe’. In the Umuofia clan, if a man had several wives and children he was regarded as being wealthy as he was able to afford for all of t

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