Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

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Things Fall Apart: Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis


New Characters:
Obierika: Okonkwo’s friend and confidant

Ofoedu: a villager who comes with a message

Ogbuefi Ndulue: the oldest man in Ire

Ozoemena: Ogbuefi Ndulue’s first wife

Akueke: Obierika’s daughter

Obidrika: a brother of Obierika

Machi: the eldest brother of Obierika

Dimaragana: a man who would not lend his knife for cutting up a dog

Umezulike: a man who taps Okonkwo’s palm trees

Ibe: a young suitor of Akueke

Ukegbu: the father of Ibe

Amadi: a leper who often passes by Obierika’s...

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