Tfa Flashcards
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows the fame Okonkwo won himself and without the help of anyone else
“Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements.”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows that Okonkwo was strong and a angry men that talked with his temper and also only like people with strength like him
“He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists. He had no patience with unsuccessful men.”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows that someone can be come famous and a hero themselves, their worth is not inherited
“Fortunately, among these people a man was judged according to his worth and not according to the worth of his father”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows the strength of Umuofia and its clan
“Umuofia was feared by all its neighbors. It was powerful in war and in magic, and its priests and medicine men were feared in all the surrounding country.”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows how Okonkwo had to make a life for himself and inherit land and gain wives without the help of his father
“With a father like Unoka, Okonkwo did not have the start in life which many young men had. He neither inherited a barn nor a title, nor even a young wife”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows how Okonkwo’s fame is not from luck, he gained it from being a great strong wrestler and working hard
“Anyone who knew his grim struggle against poverty and misfortune could not say he had been lucky….At an early age he had achieved fame as the greatest wrestler in all the land. That was not luck”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows that people sung a song for Okafo for being strong and being a hero
“Okafo was swept off his feet by his supporters and carried home shoulder high. They sang his praise and the young women clapped their hands”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows how once someone is a strong warrior making them popular the remain respected for their whole lives throughout the clan
“Ezeudu was the oldest man in this quarter of Umuofia. He had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was now accorded great respect in all the clan”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows how men have power over women and Okonkwo bosses his wives around. Also how having multiple wives was normal and actually encouraged
“Okonkwo called his three wives and told them to get things together for a great feast. “I must thank my mother’s kinsmen before I go,” he said”
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows how even when in exile for being frowned upon, he still only thinks of how he can make himself more powerful
Even in his first year in exile he had begun to plan for his return. The first thing he would do would be to rebuild his compound on a more magnificent scale. He would build a bigger barn than he had had before and he would build huts for two new wives. Then he would show his wealth by initiating his sons into the ozo society
This quote from Chinua Achebe shows how the fire and fiery of Okonkwo scares ever hisfamily members
Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper
