First half of Things Fall Apart

The first half of “Things Fall Apart” is about a warrior named Okonkwo. The author tells the story about how his father was a man of words and music but was unable to provide for his family and disgraced them in the process. After this Okonkwo was determined to make a life for himself and have a big family which he succeeded in but still finds himself never satisfied. Throughout the chapter he continuously finds disappointment in his family and beats his wife and children.

I found the story line interesting because it almost seems like a modern story portrayed in an earlier time and different culture. The book follows the typical broken home story where the father is a deadbeat that never made it and the child is angry and always looking for something more in life. The fact that Okonkwo is never satisfied with his children or wife really follows the story of the father that wants to live vicariously through his son and make him into the mold that the father wants.