Things Fall Apart

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25

Themes

All Themes Tradition vs. Change Fate vs. Free Will Language Masculinity Religion

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Okonkwo Nwoye Ikemefuna Ogbuefi Ezeudo Ekwefi Ezinma Mr. Brown Reverend James Smith District Commissioner

Symbols

All Symbols Yams Fire

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Things Fall Apart

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25

Themes

All Themes
Tradition vs. Change
Fate vs. Free Will
Language
Masculinity
Religion

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Okonkwo
Nwoye
Ikemefuna
Ogbuefi Ezeudo
Ekwefi
Ezinma
Mr. Brown
Reverend James Smith
District Commissioner

Symbols

All Symbols
Yams
Fire

Theme Wheel

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Cao, Diana. "Things Fall Apart." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 3 Nov 2013. Web. 16 Jun 2019.

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Cao, Diana. "Things Fall Apart." LitCharts LLC, November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/things-fall-apart.

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