Igbo people are among the largest and

most influential ethnic groups

in Nigeria

Igbo are mostly farmers. Their most important crop is the yam. celebrations are held annually to

celebrate its harvesting.

Raised by Christian parents.

He looked to Europe and

America for aid he returned to the us in the 90’s after a

car accident.

Things fall apart was his first novel. The novel concerns the life of

Okonkwo, a leader and local wrestling champion. Talks about his life and

family

• Umuofia is one of nine villages.

Okonkwo’s whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of

failure and of weakness, and the

fear that he will resemble his father.He has three wives

and 8 children.

Ekwefi is Okonkwo's second wife who has had trouble having children. She

loves her only surviving child, daughter Ezinma.

Ezinma is the sickly daughter of Okonkwo and Ekwefi. She is Okonkwo’s

favorite child,

Nwoye is Okonkwo's eldest son. He is not very much like his father and is more interested in the stories his

mother tells than in stories of war.

the most populous country in the world in

which the majority of the population is black. It is a

regional power