Things Fall Apart quotes revision

Fate Vs Free will

“the white man was very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion”

Masculinity and pride

“okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand”

If he was unable to rule his women and children (especially his women) he was not really a man"

yams stood for manliness

his harvest will be good or bad according to the strength of his arm"

Traditions Vs Change

“The clan was like a lizard; if it lost its tail it soon grew another.”

colonialism

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

unfathomable

impossible to understand

transcendent

going beyond limits-suprising

enigmatic

hard to interpret/ explain

ingenious

clever, original

belligerent

eager to fight