Part 3
Chapters 20-25

Okonkwo couldn`t have the chance to lead his warlike clan against the new religion, he regret his time in Mbanda because he lost the years in which he might have taken the highest titles in the clan. What he could do was to improove himself, and his surroundings: he planned to rebuild his compound in larger scale, he also had manage to accept Nwoye`s unfortunate departure. Also Enzinma didnt got married even if she turned into a beautiful girl because his father told her to wait till they went to Umofia and in that way he could be happier.  However Umofia had changed in many ways: The church had come and led many astray. Ogbuefi had joined. He had cut the anklet of his titles, and cast it away to join the christians. They had also brought a government. They built a court and there were also messengers. Obierika and Okonkwo speak about the settling of the white men in Umofia. Okonkwo asks why did Umofia gave up and accepted to be ruled. Obierika compared them with Abame and he said it was too late to fight for what they wanted.

Akunna argues with Mr. brown about lesser gods, he said that the messengers were for them so that they could approach him through them. He also said it was like himself, that he was the head of the church. There must be a head in this world among them and finally he compared Brown with the messengers. When Okonwko returned to Umofia, Mr. Brown goes to tell him that Nwoye is in a training college for teachers. Okonkwo chases him away with threats. Then Mr. brown`s health begins to fail and he ends of leaving his flock.  When Okonkwo arrived nobody payed attention to him, except for his two daughters because of their flawless face. He diddt expect that, he actually was expecting something bigger. He was grieved because he moured for the clan whcih he saw breaking un and falling apart. He also mourned for the warlike men of Umofia, who were becoming soft like women.

Mr. Smith was the one who replaced Mr. Brown. He was a strict and intolerrant man. Mr. Smith danced a furious step, so the drums went mad. This means that he was furious and in consequence all of his surroundings would react the same. A few days later, in the annual ceremony to honor the earth deity a man called Enoch decided to unmask an egwugwu. This was the grates crime a man could commit in Umofia. Also another crime was to stay or to do anything which might reduce its inmortal prestige in the eyes of the unitated.  That was exactly what Enoch did. He had killed an ancestral spirit. Ajofia incites townspeople so they could clean their land of the white spirits. She told the white men that they could stay but if they like it the tribe`s way. She said their anger was great, but they have held it down so they can talk to them. while that, Enoch was exiled, He tells the egwugwu that Smith demands that they leave the matter in his hands. They ignored Smith`s ordeds and burned the church.

Days went by, and Okonkwo was almost happy again. Excpet for the opinion of others that didn´t want to kill the christians. They are very well prepared for them, with machetes and tolls that protect them. One day, the District Comissioner decides to talk about the church as friends with them. The tribe agrees and the most important men went. When they arrived and left their machetes in the street, the white men when they are unobserved decided to take them and handcuff them in jail for several days. They recieved no attention, in fact they were suffering with insults and physical abuse. They made a deal stating that the prisioners would be released if Umofia would pay two-hundread and fifty cowries. In this moment Okonwko was suffering and couldn`t bar with himself. Right now was the peak of his problems. Days later, there was a town`s reunion, where the first speaker laments the tragedy that had just occured, and he also said that he may have to spill blood if he enters into the battle with the white men.

In the middle of the speech, 5 court messengers came and approached the crowd. They anounced that Okonkwo had killed himself. He could bare it anymore, The truth is that he thought that killing himself would be the best way to stay away from his problems. As the book said, the comissioner in his novel would only have a little paragraph for what had happened to Okonkwo, he didn`t recognized what Okonkwo had fight for all over his entire life.

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Summary taken from the book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe

Part two

Chapters from 14-19

Okonkwo arrived to his motherland, he was sent there because of the terrible thing he did in his village. He came there with all his family and nothing more. Uchendu was the father of okonkwo`s motherland, he was a very wise man who had lived there since he was little, and everybody followed him. Okonkwo is progressing quite good in Mbanta. Each one of Uchendu`s sons gave him 300 seed yams for starting his farm. They were very cooperative in this prospect and help him in many ways. Okonkwos attitude was becaming worse and worse, he was depressed because all of his problems gathered. Days passed and the ceremony started, All the daughters should be there, they sat in a big circle and the bride sat in the center with a hen in her right hand. The ceremony was for the bride to confess the true about herself. If she is dishonest she will suffer or die at chilbirth. After the ceremony Uchendo started to notice Okonkwo`s attitude, he decided to teach him a lesson. He said that Okonkow o is only a child, and he has no experience, he dosen`t know anything and that he has to hear his elders. He said that when life is a sorrow and bitterness there will always be refuge on his motherland and that is why his mother has to be of great importance in his life. He also said that he is not the only one who had suffer, in this village everyone has suffer, specially himself. Uchendo will always be right about what he is talking and he will always want the good for everyone. 

After staying a lot of days at okonkwo`s motherland, Oberikua decides to visit him with a special purpose. He brings a several bunch of cowries because  he wanted to give him all the money he gained during selling his yams. He also bring bad news, he said the village named Abame was distroyed. It seems that a white men with an iron horse came to the village, everyone didnt know what to do, so they came to ask the Oracle what should they do. The Oracle said that the white man would be followed by others, who would destruct Abame. The villagers obeyed the Oracle and killed the white man and also tied his iron horse, that ended up being a bycicle, yo their sacred tree so the could prevent it from getting away and telling the white man`s friends. A few weeks later, the white men saw the catastrophe of his friend. They decide to take revenge and destroy almost everything in the Abame village. Uchendu asked Oberika what did the man said before they killed him.Oberika replies that he said noting, or nothing that they understand. Uchendu said that Abame was foolish for killing a man who said nothing. Okonkwo agrees that the villagers were fools, but he believes that a better idea would have been to prepare and arm themselves d. They had heard stories about white men coming with guns and strong drinks and taking slaves away across the sea, but they never believed these stroies. Uchendu rapidly wanted to teack somethng to his sons, he told a story about the mother kite and a bird, the metaphore of this story was: "never kill a mon who says nothing" this means that if someone dos not say anything, then something is wrong. And if someone complains then it may be right to do something in response. Also "there is nothing to fear from someone who shouts", this means people who shout in protest are less likely to be men of action.  

Since Okonkwo left Umofia changed, The missionaries had come, they had built a church and had many converts named efelufus. Oberika decided to vistit him again, this time for another purpose. It was the sudden appearance of Okonkwo`s son, Nwoye, among the missionaries in Umofia. Nwoye also told him that he was not his father. Missionaries came to Mbanta, and first was no effect in this village, nobody believed in them and instead, they laugh of them. Only 2 or 3 were atracted to the new religion and so it began. Okonkwo react to the news about the wihte man's  God and his son "Jesu Kristi"  in an incredible question: Who was the wife of this god and the mother of Jesus Kristi? And then he thought that the man was mad. Nwoye reacted to the news differently to all the others, he had been captivated by the poetry of the new religion. The death of Ikemefuna had to do a lot with this event, this death was never answered to nwoye, so maybe this new religion would  answer his question. Okonkwo is a straight man who is convinced that Nwoye is not his right son with the right spirit. Now by going into a new religion their relation will come to an end. 

 The missionaries request a piece of lando on which they can build a churhc. The villagers decided to give the a piece in the Evil Forest, where all the evil people die. The missionaries accept, but the villagers are certain that the spirits of this forest will kill them in days. Nothing happens and the church wins 3 converts and days passed and they gained a lot more. Nneka, was a woman who had a lot of twins in his past pregnancies, and she was one of the converts who became one of the new religion. One of Okonkwo`s cousins saw Nwoye among the christians, and he went rapidly to inform Okonkwo. When he saw Nwoye he bursted into flames and strarted choaking him by the neck. Uchendus saw that and order him to let go. Nwoye runs to Umofia and started school there where he could learn reading and writing. Okonkow starts to wonder if he was really his son, and he thinkks he is such an extremely weak son. 

The church won many converts from the efulefu. One day, osu came to church. Almost all of the converts moved away from them, and there was an uproar but Mr. Kiaga refused to deny the membership to the church. He said that they will not die if they cut their hair or break any of the other taboos that have been imposed by them. Mr. Kiaga’s persuaded most of the other converts that they could not reject their new faith only because the outcasts have joined them. The osu became the most zealous members of the church. Okonkwo demanded Mbanta to the christians to get out using violence, but the rulers and elders decided to ostracize them instead. Okonkwo said it was a very womanly clan.

Okonkwo was almost leaving Mbanta, he was going to return to Umofia. In celebration of that, and also to gratitude the villagers he throws a large feast for all of his mother`s kinsmen. He was very grateful althought he thounght that it was a tremendous waste of time, he thinks t¡Mbanta was too womanly for him. In the feast, one man tells Okonkwo how grateful he was for the food, but also he sais that he isvery worriedwith the next generations. He thinks the christianity is winning people and is taking them away from their families and traditions. 

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Summary taken from the book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. 

Chapter 15

After staying a lot of days at okonkwo`s motherland, Oberikua decides to visit him with a special purpose. He brings a several bunch of cowries because  he wanted to give him all the money he gained during selling his yams. he also bring bad news, he said the village named Abame was distroyed. It seems that a white men with an iron horse came to the village, everyone didnt know what to do, so they came to ask the Oracle what should they do. The Oracle said that the white man would be followed by others, who would destruct Abame. The villagers obeyed the Oracle and killed the white man and also tied his iron horse, that ended up being a bycicle, yo their sacred tree so the could prevent it from getting away and telling the white man`s friends. A few weeks later, the white men saw the catastrophe of his friend. They decide to take revenge and destroy almost everything in the Abame village. 

After hearing this unfortunate event, Uchendu asked Oberika what did the man said before they killed him.Oberika replies that he said noting, or nothing that they understand. Uchendu said that Abame was foolish for killing a man who said nothing. Okonkwo agrees that the villagers were fools, but he believes that a better idea would have been to prepare and arm themselves d. They had heard stories about white men coming with guns and strong drinks and taking slaves away across the sea, but they never believed these stroies. Uchendu rapidly wanted to teack somethng to his sons, he told a story about the mother kite and a bird, the metaphore of this story was: "never kill a mon who says nothing" this means that if someone dos not say anything, then something is wrong. And if someone complains then it may be right to do something in response. Also "there is nothing to fear from someone who shouts", this means people who shout in protest are less likely to be men of action.  

Summary taken from the book "Things Fall Apart. "

Things Fall Apart 

Chapters 7-13

Ikemefuna has develop a great influence in okonknwo´s feelings. Nwoye has been also influenced by him, because he is becoming into a masculine figure based on his attitude. He also knows that he pleases his father when he expresses hate towards women. The locusts arrived to Umofia and they will return next year for sevenss years. Ogbuefi Ezeudu tells Okonkwo that ikemefuna had to be killed because the Oracle said. He tells him not to take part in the boy`s death, but thoughtlessly he did take part. After the death of Ikemefuna, Okonkwo felt weak, and he couldnt sleep or eat. he thought feelings were for women . He wishes that Enzima were a boy, while he was talking with his friend Oberika because he wanted to congratulate Maduka on his successfull wrestling. Then they started to argue wether it was right or wrong the action he did on Ikemefuna´s deaath. Okonkwo starts to be councious that if he would have work, he would not be thinking o f ikemefuna. Days later, he visits Oberika again, oberika was discussing the bride price with the family of his daughter suitor. They start to discuss about the practice of things, what were his skills, also tapping palm trees por palm-wine. 

Ekwefi wakes okonkwo very early, because Enzinma is almost dying of a disease, she is very worried because she had a past. The gossip of Umofia tells that Ekwefi has an Ogbanje which is a wicked child who continually enters to her womb to kill her sons. So that is why Every illness that Enzinma catches still brings brings terror and anxiety to her.  

Days after, the village did as a few years ago, a ceremonial gathering to administer justice. The egwugwu, which are the clan´s ancestral spirits emerge from a secret house where no woman is allowed to go in. Everyone is scared of them although they know they aren´t the real spirits. Everyone espects that okonkwo is among them. The ceremony started and the husband Uzowulu sais that the 3 brothers of his wife, Mgbafo beat him and took her and the children from his hut, but would not return to be her bride-price. And in the other sie the women said that he is a man who beat her sister and he even caused her to misscarry once. They argued that Usoxulu must beg Mgbafo, and if she agrees their brothers will keep an eye on him. 

Time passed and it was time for Enzima to tel Okonkwo a story. It was about a tortoise and how he cheated on some birds who trusted him. How the turtle first has the power among all of the birds, but by the group work they ended up having more power than he did. After telling this story, Chielo, a priesteess informs Ekwefi that Agbala, wishes to see Enzima. Okonkwo and ekwefi tried to persuade Chielo but he didn´t care, she ended up carrying ezinma. Rapidly Ekwefi follows them as they go to the oracle´s cave. Okonwko tried to calm her and when he arrives at the cave, he sits her down. 

The next day, at dawn, Chielo came to Ekwefi´s hut and leaved Ezinma without saying a word. It turned out that Okonkwo was too very worried about her the night before. he forced himself to wait a while before walking yo the Oracle´s shrine, and he founded empty because Cheilo was making her rounds to the 9 villages. The family begins to prepare a ceremony for Oberika´s daughter Uri. Everyone contributes with food and Oberika buys a huge goat to present it to his future in lwas. A cow escaped from a man´s territory so he had to pay for setting his cows loose on his neighbor´s farm. The other family members arrive with a huge box of 50 pots of wine to celebrate. The ceremony was a sucess.

Ogbuefi Ezedu died, the villagers recieved the notice by a musical instrument that was played. His funeral is large and elaborated, Okonkwo feels very bad but again, dont shows it. Okonkwo´s gun goes off and kills Ezeudu´s son. Okonkwo received a punishment, and he has to take his family into exile for 7 years. The go to the village of his mother Mbanta. Oberkia starts to think of why a accidental killing was such a big deal for him and then he mourns the deaths of his wife´s twins which he was forced to throw away because of the Oracle. 

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Things Fall Apart.

Things Fall Apart.

From Chapter 1-7

Okonowo is a well known man, whose fame rested on solid personal achievements. He is a tall huge man, whit bushy eyebrows, wide nose and loud breaths. He is a very temperous man, Okonkwo has no patience with unsuccessful men, but mostly had no patience and ashamed with his already dead father Unokwa. Unokwa died 10 years ago. And he was a very lazy man who was a debtor, and also a musician. One day okaye an old friend of him, lended money to him.  He was poor and he couldn’t maintain hos family. Okonkwo instead, is chosen to represent his clan because he is its fiercest warrior.  He supports three wives and eight children, and each wife has her own hut.  Because he dreads weakness, Okonkwo is extremely demanding of his family. He finds his twelve-year-old son, Nwoye, to be lazy, so he beats and nags the boy constantly. When he visited the Oracle, Unoka was told that he failed because of his laziness. Okonkwo begins by asking a wealthy clansman, Nwakibie, to give him 400 seed yams to start a farm. He gave him eight hundred. One of Unoka’s friends gave him another four hundred. Others avoided the grave losses suffered by Okonkwo and the other industrious farmers. 

Ikemefuna was a boy, which the clan decided that will stay with Okonkwo. He started to get confortable with okonkwo´s family. He possesses many impressive skills, such as making flutes out of bamboo sticks and setting traps for little bush rodents. He starts to get more related to nnwoye. He became like okonkwos son, but he does not show any affection because he considers doing so a sign of weakness, which he refuses to tolerate in himself or others. During the week of peace, Ojiungo left his son without giving him dinner so Okonwho beats her, breaking the rule of the week o peace. His penalty was to sacrifice a nanny goat and a hen; he also has to pay many cowries. Ogbuefi Ezeudu watches that the punishment of breaking the peace of ani has become big in Umofia. After this ceremony, everyone starts to clear the land to begin their harvest. Nwoye and Ikemefuna help Okonkwo prepare the seed yams, but he finds fault with their work. He criticism his so his son can become a great farmer.

The village holds the Feast of the New Yam to give thanks to the earth goddess, Ani. Okonkwo doesn’t really care because he believes this stuff is only a waste of time. The women tend to decorate their huts, and they throw away or eat all the unused yams. Ekwefi, the other wife of Okonkwko is beaten by him with mostly no excuse. Then he decides to go to hunt, he tries to shot his wife and he misses. Just before the harvest, for feasts because he considers them times of idleness. The women thoroughly scrub and decorate their huts, throw away all of their unused yams from the previous year, and use cam wood to paint their skin and that of their children with decorative designs. With nothing to do, Okonkwo becomes angry, and he finally comes up with an excuse to beat his second wife, Ekwefi. He then decides to go hunting with his gun. Okonkwo is not a good hunter, however, and Ekwefi mutters a snide remark under her breath about “guns that never shot.” In a fit of fury, he shoots the gun at her but misses. The contest of wrestilng comes, and ekwfi enjoys this because he married his husband when he defeated the cat. The child of ekwefi gave okonkwo some food, and he is very grateful but barely demonstrates his affection. Such as Obiageli, another daughter, Nkechi and Oijugo are bringing meal to okonkwo. 

Summaries of things fall apart written by Chinua Achebe.