Things Fall Apart Quotes

Tradition vs Change

"And he mourned for the warlike men of Umuofia who had so unaccountably become like women."

"To abandon the Gods of one's father"

"He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart."

Fate & Free Will

"He never stopped regretting that Ezinma was a girl.".

"To abandon the Gods of one's father"

Masculinity

"effeminate men clucking like old hens."

"his eyes were red and fierce like the eyes of a rat."


"And he mourned for the warlike men of Umuofia who had so unaccountably become like women."

Colonoliasm

"He has put a knife of the things that have held us together and we have fallen apart."


"Your gods are not real. You are worshipping false gods. Our god is the true one."


"Your gods are just pieces of wood and stone."

Okonkwo

"heavily in debt"

"wealthy farmer"

 "Any wonder then that Okonkwo was ashamed of his father?"

"he had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get it out with his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists."

Nwoye

"nwoye would feign annoyance and grumble aloud about women and their troubles"

"something seemed to give way inside of him, like the snapping of a tidal bow"