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How Things Fall Apart



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 effect on Okonko.......

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