Chapters 1-2

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Things Fall Apart

Chapters 1-2

1. What accomplishments have helped to make Okonkwo a great man of the village?

Asked by Sydney K #421442 on 2/4/2015 11:36 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 2/4/2015 11:58 PM

In his youth, he became famous when he defeated Amilinze the Cat, a great wrester. He is a formidable man, stern and intimidating in appearance; when angry, he stammers. The stammer makes him angrier, and he uses his fists. He has a hot temper. He has no patience for unsuccessful men; his father had been such a man.

Okonkwo also has two barns full of yams, and he has fought bravely in two inter-tribal wars. He has taken two titles already. He has three wives. The narrator tells us that his high standing was the reason he was trusted to watch over the doomed boy who was sacrificed to Umuofia to avoid war.