1) Okonkwo is a very powerful character. His competitive and willing ways to be the best have taken him to an extreme admiration by his culture. All that he has fought for has been gained by himself and for that he is greatly conceited with in his own achievements. His fortune and fame have made him inconsiderate and cold hearted for being compared to his father only makes him be shameful towards himself. Not letting himself become "his father" he has gained habits of being careless even though he might be hurting anyone other than himself. By being the top warrior of many villages and his continuation of agricultural wealth has also made him the achiever that many look up to. Okonkwo being the youngest Igbo to gain so much respect at such a young age, for his early achievements astonished many immediately. His famous attributes might have been his incomparable force, as well as having the ability of growing such abundant crops each year. His most noticeable weaknesses or negative habits must be his frequent necessity to inflict pain to others, most commonly his wives. At times getting him into trouble with his gods. His strength and weaknesses as one could see, makes him the character he is.

2) Unoka Okonkwo's father was known as a failure through out the entire villages. His laziness and unwillingness to complete his tasks gave him one of the worst reputations and jobs. Okonkwo as a child was thought to lead into his fathers footsteps soon became a complete opposite of his father. Always knowing that he was not going to be ridiculed and looked down upon as his father was. Telling himself he shall never be a failure gave him the strength and determination to not just be a good man but a known hero through out the entire villages. For Okonkwo didn't exactly have the best father figure growing up as a boy, he was never really taught what it is to be respectful to others as much as everyone showed respect towards him. In the Igbo community one who earns titles earns the honor of being known as a legend, this making Okonkwo's ego increase.

3) The narrator has the talent of showing each character's individual side,that helps the novel become as interesting and culturally diverse as it is. As the main characters live Igbo, all the villages bring a unique sense of stability making them seem more as a united community. Each tribe and village having their own point of views and/or beliefs compete with one another, making also negative and harmful energy to the nine tribes in unity. For all citizens accept one another for they know each village together form a community amongst themselves. In situations when one tribe disagrees with anothers', the main voices that are specifically chosen make the decision to ban a citizen for their wrong being. This happening when one shames his or her tribe not even their own small community would have them known as apart as them. The main voices determining their decision with the help of their gods who they frequently praise.

4) The novel's setting takes place during the 1890's in Nigeria, and with the Ibgo. It seems as if every character as well as the actual people they are portraying in real life as dedicated citizens. Each having their own responsibility in the village and completing that task. They see no other god other than theirs' and are punished for even questioning his existence. In the Igbo/Ibo culture one is honored with an important ritual granting them a nobal leadership. By that occurring the village(s) know they are no longer just any citizen but one of higher significance who makes the village have and greater meaning. Specializing mostly happens during rituals where a great one is being recognized for his talents. Another change where one has the ability to conversate is when one does their daily tasks (if not seen to be slaking when conversation because one would never wish to bring disgrace to the family). War is acted when a near village brings hate or wants to overrule another village. With each community probably having their own religion and or arts that they disagree with and find the nacessity to seas them of their foolishness.

5) In chapter two the author speaks of sinister animals. He describes to the reader how the Ibo's are so scarred of the night. The night representing harm and danger. Night time to them is known as a time to stay inside and avoid all "danger" that lingers outside. Such as the snake which they fear tremendously of. With the thought of the snake hearing them they call it by a secret name so the animal itself would not know one would be calling its name. They call this terrifying creature by "string". This being only one of the animals they fear of so much for even the darkest places is thought of as being evil or containing evil.

6) The conflict that happened during Ezeudu's funeral caused Okonkwo to flee. Moving as fast as he could there was no time to fully say goodbye to his wife and children. Knowing that the tribe leaders were soon to come and vanish what ever was to his possession. For even they did not want to carry out any bad spirits Okonkwo might bring. Igbo taking karma very seriously they banned Okonkwo for seven years for what had happened was such a horrid thing as to kill. Leading him to Mbaino, his new dwelling. Even though the incident was not his fault the actions that had occurred had happened because of an object that belonged to him. If this had occurred in America, everyone having their own rights, Okonkwo wouldn't of had to flee. America's main voices in court of law, this situation would have been taken to a judge and that person would decide a reasonable penalty. It is bad enough that Okonkwo know lives with the fact that he was responsible for the death of not just a boy but the son of a legendary man.

7) Since Igbo depend on agriculture for most of their foods, one takes planting into more consideration. Knowledge of the best growing seasons would be found in men who have planted for many years and have plenty of experience. In Umuofia the best planting season would be the rainy season because they grow fast in the yams tendril. Mostly men grow yams. When the rainy season came hard they prepared some thick palm oil with palm leaves to cover up some of the sprouting yams from becoming over watered. Men with the strongest yams were chosen from all over the villages to feast at "The Men Yam Festival", one being chosen would be honored to even come and join other great agricultural men. Women on the other hand planted maize, and during the heavy rain melons grew fast. The women also had the technique of planting beans between yam mounds for they helped them grow. Mostly planting anything other than yams was known or said to be a woman's crops.

8) Life in the Okonkwo house hold could be difficult at many times for they always have to be in proper manners for any misbehavior can lead to punishment. His wives are mainly the ones who receive this pain, Okonkow's habit of punishment came to them as a surprise for when first married they couldn't have thought less of him. Women take part in the community as to decorate houses at events for women are known as the decorators and task masters for any unmanly job. Men having the thought of women as being unworthy for tasks as important as theirs. Women are also architects for they have very unique ways of patterns of decorating at festival arrangements that make everyone feel alive. Okonkwo has a very hard time of appreciating these features in women for he as a man couldn't possibly think of women as bieng the same as men. HE only sees them as his wives who need to obey him. He having more than one wife, they all become one big family all knowing Okonkwo's best and worst attributes. Each wife sooner or later learns that their husband is not only hears but of others as well. Each small family making a united family that Okonkwo takes upon himself for them to be worthy of his name.

9) Okonkwo's crime of beating his wife during peace week had given him an uncontrollable violent manner for others to judge more harshly especially during peace week. Umuofia showing how its' culture revolves around its citizens respect to it and also to its rules. During the peace week it had been long ago since an incident as this one had occurred. But back then one who did such terrible actions he or she would be punished to death. The lord of peace known as Ezeani reminded Okonkwo that with such hate roaming though Umuofia only did badly towards the community for during that one important week the peaceful every would give the crops more nutrients and allow them to harvest extremely well. For Okonkwo's actions angered Ezeani he ordered him to bring to the shrine of Ani the next day; a she goat, a hen, and a length of cloth and a hundred cowries. Ezeani's orders made Okonkwo leave the obi immediately.

10) Reading Things Fall Apart, gave me a chance to read one of the different cultural livings. It also gave me different opinions and perspectives towards many house hold not only from different countries but easily from the house hold next door. If I was exposed to the Igbo community I would have some what of the knowledge of how to act. Being exposed to new cultures can also give you additional support as to interacting and meeting other people. I respond as I do because one never thinks about the people who have it better or harder than you. As it is very easy to discriminate, learning new social diversities gives one the chance of being a better people person. What seems so foreign to me is the fact that different cultures do not have the freedom as well as of speech as Americans do. Being American and having that unique freedom to be happy is what I think most suffering cultures wish to have. The most familiar thing to me in the Igbo culture has to be that all men act similar in their own ways. Men have the tendency of thinking that they are better than women and or they cannot do a certain job quite as well as them.