Due Dates: B Block - Thursday, 11/18
A Block - Friday, 11/19
Read through Pg. 25.
Identify the following. Each response must be in complete sentences. You should use between one and three sentences for each response.
1. Okonkwo
2. Unoka
3. Nwoye
4. Why did Okonkwo dislike his father?
5. Why was Ikemefuna ordered to live with Okonkwo?
6. Select ONE of the African words used in the text and explain its meaning.
1.Okonkwo is the main character of this book. He is famous because he beated up Amalinze the Cat who nobody could. Okonkwo is a farmer and has three wives. He rules strictly in his family because his father was a lazy person.
ReplyDelete2.Unoka is Okonkwo's father who died about ten years ago. He owes a lot money, and couldn't help it. But when he was young, he loved playing the flute and he usually played in his band. But as he grew older, he became poor and he started owing money.
3.Nwoye is Okonkwo's first son, who is twelve years old. He is feeling misery because Okonkwo thought Nwoye was being lazy, so Okonkwo tried to fix that by violence which made Nwoye feel misery.
4.Okonkwo hate his father because his father was a lazy person who died with lots of debts. He started to hate his father when his playmate told him that his father is an agbala. From that day, he hated what his father liked. Like kindness and gentleness.
5. Okonkwo brought Ikemefuna as a compensation of the daughter of Umuofia. But people thought that it's to fast to kill him, so they decided Okonkwo taking care of him.
6. "Agbala" has two meanings. One of the definition means woman. But it is also used as a man who has taken no title.
Lisa He
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Okonkwo is the protagonist of this novel. He became famous as a wrestler because he threw Amalinze the Cat who was unbeaten for seven years at the age of eighteen. Okonkwo likes his household to be disciplined for his father had been a lazy man.
Unoka was Okonkwo’s father. He died ten years before the story started. He was a slacker and did not work. Instead, he liked to play the flute and be merry by drinking wine with his friends. Therefore, he did not have enough food for his family and was a debtor and owed all his neighbour some money. He was laughed at for being a “loafer”.
Nwoye is Okonkwo’s son. He is a boy of twelve who displeased his father by showing signs of laziness like Unoka. His father tries to correct his bad habits by beating and nagging him. Nwoye is becoming a sorrowful young lad because of this.
Okonkwo dislikes his father because he was a very lazy man who did not try so hard and was always piling up debts. He was ashamed of him because he was a failure. He did not leave a barn to inherit because he did not have one.
Ikemefuna was ordered to live with Okonkwo’s family because when the girl was taken by Ogbuefi Udo to replace his kidnapped wife, the clan decided that the boy’s fate should not be decided so quickly. So as a representative of his clan, Okonkwo agreed to take care of him.
Ndichie is a word meaning elders. Ndichie in Umuofia is probably highly ranked and is looked up to.
The man, Okonkwo is the lead/main character of the story. He is a very hard working man who despises to be idle and lazy. He is also known to be strong since he won against a great wrestler named Amanlinze the Cat. He was not afraid of war and had killed many at quite a young age. What Okonkwo feared more than anything was to become a failure. This was probably influenced by his father, an idle man who cared not to pay off his debts to other people. Okonkwo was feared among his family also, and none of his wives and children dared to complain at the amount of work he kept them doing
ReplyDeleteUnoka was Okonkwo's father. As said before, he was a very care-free sort of a person who spent his days being lazy and dreaming about music. It's odd because I thought children were supposed to become like their parents. Anyway, Unoka was unlike Okonkwo and blood made him feel queazy. He was not a fighter. He had many debts, but never paid them back, spending any money he had on feasts. He died of swelling ten years before the story began, but did not get a proper burial for swelling was said to be bad.
Nowye is Okonkwo’s son. He was a normal boy, but because of his father’s constant nagging and beating, he became a very unhappy and weary boy. The reason of Okonkwo’s disapproval to his son was because he thought that Nowye was becoming more like Unoka and being very idle. Okonkwo’s fear of failure is almost out of control in my opinion. Maybe Nowye will see that too much working would result to being like his father and instead is prompted to becoming like Unoka. I wonder why Okonkwo doesn’t think of that?
Okonkwo hated his father because his father was a failure. When he was young, his father did not earn enough for his mother and Okokwo even to eat. This probably traumatized Okonkwo and taught him that laziness was wrong. He became the opposite from his father. Since his father did not leave anything for him when he died, Okonkwo had to build his fortune himself. With a lot of work, he succeeded. I don’t know if he’s happy though.
The elders decided that there was no need to kill Ikemefuna, the sacrifice, so soon. Until the time when Okonkwo’s people decided to kill him, Ikemefuna was asked to live under Okonkwo’s roof. This was probably because Okonkwo was pretty much wealthy and had room in his household, but was not too high ranking to refuse the request. I think because of this, the elders decided that he was capable of keeping Ikemefuna for the time being.
The African word (or actually words) I chose is “Nna ayi”, which is on page nineteen of the book. This means “our father” in English. Okonkwo used this when he addressed Nwakiebie. I think Okonkwo had a lot of respect towards Nwakiebie to have used such words. Considering Nwakibie’s status in life, this is very likely.
Zen Sugino
A2 Literature
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Zen
1. Okonkwo is the protagonist of the story and is well known throughout his village. He is famous because he beat the great wrestler, Almanze the Cat, who was unbeaten for seven years. He, unlike his father is a wealthy farmer and even though he was still young, he was the greatest men of his time.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka was Okonkwo's father. He died ten years ago, and was extremely lazy. When Unoko was young, he was very good on the flute, but when he became an adult, he was a failure because he borrowed lots of money but never paid back.
3. Nwoye is Okonkwo's first son who was twelve years old. Okonkwo was anxious that Nwoye's laziness might turn him like Unoka. So, Okonkwo beat, and nagged Nwoye, but now, because of the beatings, he was becoming a miserable child.
4. Okonkwo disliked his father because his adult life was a failure with no titles. Therefore his only goal was to do the opposite of Unoka. To not be gentle and idle.
5. Ikemefuna was ordered to live with Okonkwo because the elders thought they didn't need to kill him, so until they were going to kill him, he was to stay at Okonkwo's house.
6. "chi" means personal god or fortune
Lisa Shimazaki
A1
1. Okonkwo is the main protagonist of 'Things Fall Apart'. He is famous for overthrowing Amalinze the Cat, who was a champion for seven years. This makes him really well known throughout the whole village. Okonkwo also believes in strict discipline to keep his family in line, and is also a very wealthy man, who farms for a living. Although he has proved to be a very hard working and strong, he seldom shows his emotions, except when he is angry. Okonkwo has his own set of morals that states that you must not show affection, as it shows cowardliness. This is why I'm not sure that Okonkwo is actually a happy person or not, but he seems to be satisfied of how he turned out to be compared to his father.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka was the father of Okonkwo, and is the exact opposite of his son. He was considered as a failure because in his adult years, he was a really lazy individual. He spent his time daydreaming about music, and became really poor since he couldn't pay off his debts. Any money that he acquired was quickly spent on massive feasts. Unoka dies ten years before the story actually starts, due to swelling.
3. Nowye is the son of Okonkwo, and is an average boy, yet he has grown a fear for his father, since Okonkwo frequently beats him and criticizes his actions. This is why I have the image of Nowye as a weak, quiet and defenseless young boy. Yet, Okonkwo always makes sure that Nowye doesn't follow in his father's idle footsteps of carelessness and laziness, so I guess Okonkwo shows his side of tough love with his son.
4. Okonkwo had always had an unstable relationship with his father, since his father wasn't really the man, or even a father that Okonkwo looked up to. His father was considered as a failure to him, and to the whole village, since he couldn't pay off his debts, and support his family like he was ought to. Through this harsh childhood, Okonkwo probably grew up to live by his own morals of productivity and by not being lazy, unlike his father. Another thing was that, when Okonkwo's father died, he did not leave behind any fortune for his son, so Okonkwo needed to build up his own from scratch. After much hard work, he is able to establish himself a good fortune, and had successes, so I think that Okonkwo had finally proven to himself that he had acquired more than his father had ever had.
5. Ikemefuna was said to live with Okonkwo's family, because the elders finally decide that they didn't think it necessary to kill Ikemefuna, the sacrifice, too soon. Until the elders decide to kill him, they asked Okonkwo and his family to house him, due to his wealthy status. The elders probably think that Okonkwo's house was a good place to keep Ikemefuna until he had to be sacrificed.
6. The word in African that I chose to define is 'chi', which frequently comes up in the book. It can mean both a personal God, or a fortune.
Rina Dishman
B4 Literature
Janet Choi
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1. Okonkwo is the protagonist of the book. He became famous in his village for throwing a strong wrestler called Amalinze the Cat, who was not beaten for seven years.
2. Unoka was Okonkwo’s father. He liked drinking and playing the flute, but he was very lazy and had heavy debts to pay.
3. Nwoye is Okonkwo’s first son. He resembled Unoka because of his laziness. Okonkwo tried to stop Nwoye from being lazier by nagging and beating him, but as a result, he turned into a miserable child.
4. Okonkwo was ashamed that his father was a failed individual. He hated him because he was very lazy and left him heavy debts. His life started to fill with fear that he might end up like his father, and so Okonkwo worked very hard to prevent that from happening.
5. Ikemefuna was offered from the clan of Umuofia as a scapegoat, and he was ordered to live with Okonkwo because the elders decided that there was no need to decide his fate so fast.
6. An egwugwu is a group of people who disguise themselves as the spirits of a village. They judge and make decisions about conflicts that happen in the village.
1. Okonkwo is the protagonist in the story. He is a very bold and fearless man who has the qualities of a great leader. So far, we learn that he is quick tempered, and rarely shows affection (or any other emotion, for that matter) to his family members, who are under his strict rule. He blames his father for this.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka was the father of Okonkwo. He was considered the weakest man in his community, and would spend most of his time sitting in mud while playing his flute, instead for working hard in the fields so that he could support his family. He also owed many debts to people, many of which he did not repay before his death.
3. Nowye is the eldest son of Okonkwo, who, like the rest of his family, is a victim of Okonkwo's quick temper and severe consequences. Nowye is said to be "lazy", as Okonkwo sees it, and frequently receives nags and beatings from his father. At the age of 12, it is said that he has become a sad youth.
4. Okonkwo is a man of strength, and his number one fear is being considered weak. When he was at a young age, he learned that his father was the weakest man in the village, disliking him because he could not live up to the normal standards of every other man who was trying to support a family. He feels that he never had the normal coming of age as other men did. He did not inherit any barns, or wives, so he had to start his life from scratch, with no help from his father whatsoever.
5.Ikemefuna was said to be looked after by Okonkwo's household. The elders of the village did not think it was really necessary to kill him. For the time being, until they decided his fate, he was to be housed with Okonkwo's family.
6. The word I chose is "Agbala", which is a word for a woman, but also a word for a man who never acquired a title in his life. It was also the name of The Oracle in Okonkwo's village.
Claudio Neu-Ries
A1
1) Okonkwo was a famous man through all nine villages and more. He had gotten his fame for defeated Amalinze the Cat. The one who was unbeaten for a long time, which was 20 years ago from when the story took place. He was a successful man, so he was unpatient with unsuccessful people like his father.
ReplyDelete2) Unoka, the father of Okonkwo was a failure as a grown man. He didn't feed his family well and was always borrowing money from others causing him to carry a huge debt even after his death. He was a musician and loved to play the flute well, it was one of the only times he found peace.
3) Nowye is Okonkwo's first son. Since Okonkwo hated weak people, his children and wives were put in much misery. Nowye aged twelve was beaten by his father for his incipient laziness. He was alike to Unoka which made Okonkwo angry.
4) Okokwo's father Unoka was a shame to the whole family. Okonkwo has suffered because he's father was often laghed at during his childhood. Unoka was afraid of wars because he couldn't bare the sight of blood. He borrowed money from anyone and didn't give back. So Okonkwo hated weak and insuccessfle people just like his father. One of his passion was to hate everything his father loved.
5) Ikemefuna was a sacrficed boy in order to prevent war between Mbaino and Umuofia. He was decided as a belonging to the cln as a whole, so before his fate was decided Okonkwo was asked to take care after him. It turns out he lived under Okonkwo's roof for three years.
6)Agbala means woman but it also describes men that had taken no title. Okonkwo's father was described as during his childhood.
A1 Catherine
1. Okonkwo is the protagonist of the story. He became famous because he fought and beat Amalinze the cat, who was not beaten for seven years. He is a muscular and fairly short tempered man, and he is a wealthy farmer unlike his lazy father, who was a failure. He is very organized and bold, but he might have been a little bit too strict on it. Because of this, he is feared a little by his family. He was also not afraid of blood like his father.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka is Okonkwo's father. He was very lazy and he had almost no money. If he did have money he would quickly use it up without saving it. He also was responsible for a lot of debts, which he eventually didn't pay off since he died ten years ago. His personality was not all that bad, and he was talented at the flute, and he spent a lot of time thinking about it. He was also quite of a coward.
3. Nwoye is Okonkwo's first son. When he wa twelve, his father was worried that he was lazy like his grandfather. Okonkwo often beated Nwoye to teach him a lesson. Yet, from Nwoye's point of view, he was having a sad childhood.
4.Okonkwo disliked his father because of his extreme laziness. When he was a little boy his friend told him that his father was a failure. Due to this Okonkwo feared of becoming like his father, so he decided to hate everything that his father liked to avoid having a life of poverty like his father.
5. Ikemefuna was forced to live with Okonkwo because the elders decided that it wasn't necessary to kill Ikemefuna just yet. So, in the mean time they asked Okonkwo to take care of him.
6. agbala means woman, but it is also used on men who have accomplished nothing, and have no title.
Louis W
A2 Lit.
Okonkwo is the pratagonist in the story. He is a very fearless man and became famous by beating Amalinze the Cat who didn't get deafeated for 7 years. So after he became famous, he doesn't like his father, because his father isn't like him famous.
ReplyDeleteUnoka is the father of the protagonist in the story. Unoka was the father of Okonkwo. He was known as the weakest man in his society. Also he spent his time playing instead of working hard to feed his family.Unfortunately, he owed many debts to people before he died, that was one of the reasons why Okonkwo, the protagnoist and son of him hated him.
Nowye is the first son of the protagonist in this novel, Okonkwo. He got beaten up by his father, Okonkwo, because he was kind of lazy like Okonkwo's father, which Okonkwo hated.
Why did Okonkwo dislike his father? Okonkwo disliked his father because as I explained before, he was a shame of Okonkwo's family because he was lazy and didn't work for his family and just played the flute. Also Okonkwo hated his father because his father left him many debts. So he tried really hard to not become like his father.
Why was Ikemefuna ordered to live with Okonkwo? Ikemefuna was ordered to live with Okonkwo because the other older people thought that they didn't have to kill him, it was unnecessary,so he was to stay at Okonkwo's house.
Select ONE of the African words used in the text and explain its meaning. "Agbala" means woman. But it was name of Okonkwo.
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Panda96 is Han Lee
1. Okonkwo is the main character in this story; he is strong and confident to himself, but still feared somewhere. He's got the title, and he's proud; he is at a success of his life at this point.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka is Okonkwo's father, who is lazy and literally 'failed' his life. He has many money earn to his neighbors; and his neighbors know that he's never going to pay him back, but since he is a nice person, and has a skill of borrowing money, neighbors lend him. Okonkwo hates him alot.
3. Nwoye is Okonkwo's 12 year old son, who Okonkwo really dislike him, because Nwoye was turning similar to Unoka, his father who he really hated. Okonkwo beated Nwoye to not to be lazy, to not to live like his father. Okonkwo had a strong pride to not to be like his father; and he didn't want his own son to be like him too.
4.Okonkwo really disliked his father, because he was a 'fail' for Okonkwo. Because Okonkwo was in a very high 'rank', he really didn't want to be dropped down, and be like Unoka. Okonkwo hated everything that Unoka loves. He hated everything about Unoka, and Okonkwo was ashamed of him. He really didn't want to be like his father.
5.Ikemefuna adoped Okonkwo, because his father Unoka had committed a crime; he killed a woman, and he had to give away his children. Okonkwo was adopted by Ikemefuna, and needed to live with him.
6.dag, hallo - meaning hello in African language.
Suzu Hiroyama
Literature A1
11/18/10
The protagonist of this story is Okonkwo. He is well known throughout his village and has beaten a guy called Amalinze, the cat. This event happened when he was 18 years old, which made him famous in his village. Differentiating from his father Unoka, he is a successful man.
ReplyDeleteUnoka is Okonkwo’s indolent father, who had died ten years ago. Really different from Okonkwo, he was good flute player, good with language etc, however he was a man who was lazy, and had lots of debts to pay back.
Okonkwo’s first son is Nwoye was similar to Okonkwo’s father. His hobbies
were different from Okonkwo. Nwoye was treated and raised like Okonkwo in the future, that is why Nwoye describes his childhood as sad and depressing one.
Okonkwo dislikes his father since he thinks he was a worthless man, having to borrow money all the time, not being able to feed his wife and children and Okonkwo seems ashamed of his father dying not being able to pay his debts back.
Ikemefuna was forced to live with Okonkwo since the elders thought there was no need of killing him and deciding his fate, but instead that he could live with Okonkwo.
I chose the word “Ndichie” which means elders. In this books case the elders are the Umuofia.
1.Okonkwo is protagonist in this book. He is the guy who prevailed against Amalinze the cat, which was undefeated for seven years
ReplyDelete2.Unoka is Okonkwo’s father. He had died 10 years ago but he had so many debs from his neighbors, so people called him a stealer.
3.Nwoye is Okonkwo’s first son, who is an age of twelve. However, Nwoye dislikes his father and Okonkwo are scared of Nwoye becoming like Unoka.
4.Okonkwo didn’t like his father because he had lots of debts from his neighbors and he wasn’t a hard worker.
5.Ikemefuna, a boy who comes to live with Okonkwo's family, as he is sacrificed to the Igbo people and their gods for the killing of an Umuofian daughter. Because it is more logical and reasonable to put him in the jail than just executing. He needs to suffer in order to reflect.
6.agadi-nwayi: old woman
1. Okonkwo is the protagonist of this book. He is famous for his success and power unlike his father. Every one in the village knew that his success was due to his effort in his hard work. Even though he has difficulties to control his temper, he is the hero in the village because he defeated Amanlize the Cat who was invincible for seven years. He tries hard to not be like his father and for that, he hates everything that his father loved.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka is Okonkwo's father. He was a totally different person than his son who worked really hard for power. He was a really lazy person and had a lot of debt from his neighbors. Also, he is known as a great flute player and liked communal events where he could play his music and enjoy.
3. Nwoye is Okonkwo's son who is 12 years old. Okonkwo is worried about the future of his son because he thinks that Nwoye is getting similar to Unoka, his father that he hates so much. To avoid this, he beats Nwoye for being lazy and tries to make him work just like Okonwo, himself did.
4. Okonkwo disliked his father because he firstly, doesn't like people who are lazy and don't do any effort. Unfortunately, Unoka was that kind of person. Okonkwo was ashamed of his father and his lack of work which also made the family really poor. For that, to not become like his father, he worked hard and hated Unoka and everything that Unoka liked.
5. Ikemefuna came to Okonkwo's family as a sacrifice to the village of Okonkwo and their gods. Because the daughter of Umuofian was killed, to atone this crime, he was brought to the village with another virgin girl who was married to the husband of the killed woman. He had to work in Okonkwo's family as a household and became really close with the son, Nwoye.
6. Agbala is the African word used to define a woman and also a man who didn't accomplish almost anything in his life. It is used in the scene when Okonkwo gets mad at the man with whom he had a discord. He called that man, a woman, because he had no title.
A2 Literature
Kana Ikezawa
1.Okonkwo is the protagonist in this book Things Fall Apart. He is famous for defeating Amaline the Cat, who was undefeated for seven years.
ReplyDelete2.Unoka was Okonkwo's father, who owed lots of people and neighbors money. He had died many years ago, never paying back the money.
3.Nwoye is Okonkwo's first son, who is twelve years old. He dislikes his father and doesn't want to be like him.
4.Okonkwo didn't like his father because he didn't work hard and had lots of debts, unlike himself.
5.Ikemefuma was ordered to live with Okonkwo because the elder of their village thought it unnecessary to kill him so soon.
6."Agbala" means woman, or a man who has accomplished nothing.
1. Okonkwo is the protagonist of this book. He was knows throughout his village as a strong and powerful man due to defeating Amalinze the Cat, who was the undefeated wrestler for seven years straight. Okonkwo pays close attention to his family and pushes his eldest son, Nowye, to work hard, along with the rest of his family, under his strict orders. He was brought up to be like this, due to the failed and fallen status of his father.
ReplyDelete2. Unoka was the father of Okonkwo, who had died 10 years before the time when this book took place. Failing at his work, he did not have enough money to properly feed and raise his family, therefore having to borrow and later owing back the money to his fellow neighbours.
3. Nowye was the son of Okonkwo. At the age of 12, he was already starting to take his grandfather's weakness and became slightly lazy. Okonkwo, already seeing and being part of what laziness can bring, found this to be irresponsible, reckless and unacceptable. Okonkwo's strict and over-powering ways lead Nowye to be a sorrowful and resentful youth.
4. Okonkwo disliked his father very much due to his father being a failure to both his family and to the village. His father was always known for being a lazy and careless adult and because of this, he was unsuccessful at his job, and his social status. Okonkwo found this to be the exact opposite of what he wanted to be and he immediately started working towards becoming the complete opposite of his father.
5. When a girl was taken to replace the kidnapped wife of Ogbuefi Udo, instead of killing Ikemefuna, Okonkwo took responsibility of taking care of Ikemefuna. He later becomes a good friend of Nowye and becomes treated by Okonkwo's first wife like a son.
6." Ndichie," in African translates to "elders" and it is used frequently throughout the book. By reading the book, elders were known as powerful yet respected members of the village and they were called upon if there were any problems within their village.
Shannen Romero Perez
A2 Literature
Due Date: 19/11/2010