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He has dedicated his life to achieving status and proving his strength to avoid becoming like his father Unoka – a lazy, improvident, but gentle man. Okonkwo is the greatest wrestler and warrior alive in the nine villages and beyond. The first half of the novel is dedicated to an almost anthropological depiction of Igbo village life and culture through following the life of the protagonist Okonkwo. Things Fall Apart is set in a fictional group of Igbo villages called Umuofia, around the beginning of the twentieth century. For a detailed guide on Text Response, check out our Ultimate Guide to VCE Text Response. Things Fall Apart is usually studied in the Australian curriculum under Area of Study 1 - Text Response.
