ELA
Unit 2
11th Grade
Lesson 10 of 25
Analyze Achebe’s use of Obierika as a foil for Okonkwo.
Book: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe — Chapter 8
With which of the following statements about Okonkwo would Obierika most likely agree?
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It can be reasonably inferred that the author includes a lengthy description of the bride price negotiation in order to
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What does the reader better understand about Okonkwo through Achebe’s use of Obierika as a foil for him? Describe using evidence from the text.
By the end of this class students should see that Obierika, while traditional and strong like Okonkwo, does not share Okonkwo’s fear of being weak. In fact, Okonkwo’s hyper masculinity is threatening his relationship with his son, with Obierika, and with his village at this point.
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