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1. Nazmi, Afiq,
Halim, Rabani,
Haziq and Joe
proudly present

3. Things Fall Apart
Chinua Achebe
Chapter 3

4. Summary

5. • Okonkwo built his fortune alone
• Unoka died in a shameful condition
which his stomach and limbs swelled
• Okonkwo succeeded in shaping the
clansmen as warriors, farmers and
family providers
Okonkwo as a farmer

6. - Okonkwo asked
Nwakibie to give him
400 yam seeds but
he got 800
- Okonkwo also got the
yam seeds from his
friend
- The drought caused
Okonkwo keeping only
one third of the
harvest
Okonkwo as a great
warior
The Cat

7. Characters

8. • Agbala: Oracle of the Hills and
Caves; a kind of god
• Chika: the priestess to Agbala in
Unoka’s time
• Ani: the Earth goddess; the owner of
the land
• Ifejioku: the god of yams

9. • Nwakibie:
a
successful
man who
has taken
all the
titles
except one
in the clan
• Anasi: one
of
Nwakibie’s

10. • Ogbuefi Idigo: a
villager at
Nwakibie’s
homestead
• Obiako: a palm-
wine tapper who
suddenly gives up
his work
• Akukalia: a
villager at
Nwakibie’s
homestead

11. Literary Devices

12. 1.Proverbs
• As our people said, a man who
pays respects to the great
paves the way for his own
greatness.
2. Simile
• That year the harvest was
sad, like a funeral, and many
farmers wept as they dug up
the miserable and rotting yam.

13. 3. Significant quotes
• “And when a man is at peace with his
gods and his ancestors, his harvest
will be good or bad according to the
strength of his arm.

14. Cultural Elements

15. • believe in the Oracle of the
Caves and Hills
• also believe in Ani, the Earth
goddess
• also respect someone that has
one or more prestigious titles

16. Illustrations of the Theme

17. Hardship of life Created
by
Rabani

18. Thank you