The Question and Answer section for Things Fall Apart is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The relationship between the women in the Igbo community is one of comfort and support. In a patriarchal world where men are violent and expect their women to be submissive, the women band together in solidarity. Okonkwo's wives do not fight among...
The bulk of the novel takes place in Umuofia, a cluster of nine villages on the lower Niger. Umuofia is a powerful clan, skilled in war and with a great population, with proud traditions and advanced social institutions.
Okonkwo has risen from...
Masculinity is one of Okonkwo's obsessions, and he defines masculinity quite narrowly. For him, any kind of tenderness is a sign of weakness and effeminacy. Male power lies in authority and brute force. But throughout the novel, we are shown men...
