1. Journal- find 5 proverbs or sayings from Things Fall Apart.
2. Let's make a list.
3. Let's figure out what they mean and why they mean what they mean.
4. Next essay discussion.
5. HW- Reading and....
Okonkwo- Main
Character- Violent, Alpha Male
Unoka- O’s dad,
lazy, drunk, music, in debt. He’s
shameful to O, who is a proud, self made man who cares about appearances.
Nwoye- O’s son. Like O’s dad, a little.
Ikemefuna- Foster
son.
Ekwefi- second wife-
always in trouble with O
Saying:
If a child washes his hands, he can eat with kings (8)
What: If a person
cleans up his act, he is the same as a King.
Why: Kings are seen
as above children, but really, when a person washes his or her hands and takes
care of what needs to be taken care of, they are the same as a King and are
able to sit down and eat with kings as equals.
When the moon is shining, the cripple becomes hungry for a
walk. (10)
What: when times are
good, those who can’t do things wish they could.
Why- Moonlight shining
is a good thing. People walk and play in
the moonlight in Okonkwo’s culture.
People who are infirm or otherwise unable to have fun wish they could do
the things they used to do. If one is
disabled, that person wishes they could walk again. In a very abstract sense, this means that we
all miss the things we’ve lost.
Looking at a King’s mouth, one would never think he sucked
at his mom’s breast. (17) (26)
What- Kings seem so
elevated and regal and are so revered that it’s hard to imagine they came from
the same beginning as anyone else.
Why: Words come from
a King’s mouth, and those words are to be obeyed. In other words, the King’s rule is law, and a
King is above everyone else in that he makes the rules. But, when one thinks about a King, one realizes
He, also, had the same beginning as everyone else, despite his current
greatness. So, in some way, Kings are no
different from any other person.
A man who pays respect to the greats paves the way for his
own.
A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing.
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