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Why the Name "Things Fall Apart"


Yaniv Schiller
10/31/96

There was a man who dreamed as a child of being well known and respected
throughout his village and neighboring villages. This man, Okonko, worked hard
at his goal, and he achieved it. Okonko, a man with great strength and
personality, had achieved his goal to become rich and famous, a privilege that
was unseen before in his family. Although Okonko reached his goal at an early
age, his life began to Fall Apart when tragic episodes took place.
One can see that Okonko's life first began to fall apart when Ikemefuna,
a captive who stayed at Okonko's home, was killed. Okonko had thought of
Ikemefuna as one of his own sons. He was deeply saddened when he was killed. One
can see the effects on Okonko from that event. First Okonko was unable to sleep
for the following three days. He also kept on getting drunk, and that was a sign
that he was depressed. This incident also had a long-term......

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