Book 2

      Things fall Apart, wrote by Chinua Achebe, is a book that a great man with high status and reputation faces the struggle and the conflict between the shadow of his family member’s weakness and the approval and applause for his own courage and strength. As the protagonist of the book, Okonkwo, the son of lazy, effeminate and notorious Unoka, was a glorious and unbeatable warrior and was also one of the leaders of the strongest clan, Umuofia. He blamed himself for the death of Ikemefuna, a boy who has become a part of his family and earned his fondness and affection as a true clansman. Then, he was exiled to his mother’s kinsmen in Mbanta. Seven years passed, with the support of his friend, Okonkwo was about to return and regain his influence and power, but his beloved clan has changed enormously and was full of sorrow and conflicts.

       The book is like a fragile container which is filled with unbelievable emotions, conflicts between expectations and realities, changes and traditions, struggles between different cultures, races and beliefs. It will bring you to another incredible and amazing society to experience its fascinating culture, unique language and divine religion. The compact plot and complex figures will totally drag you into this book. I highly recommend this book to all of you.