Things Fall Apart Chapter Summarys 1-13
Chapter 1
The novel begins with the introduction of Okonkwo, a young man famed throughout for his
strength as well as other personal achievements. At the age of eighteen, he had brought honor to
his village by overthrowing Amalinze, the cat. Okonkwo was a tall man, with bushy eyebrows
and a wide nose. His father, Unoka had always been a failure and a debtor. He was more
interested in playing his flute than working in the fields. Because of this, his family never had
enough to eat and he became a source of shame to Okonkwo. Once when a neighbor call…
