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Things Fall Apart

by Chinua Achebe

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What are the names of the nine villages in Things Fall Apart?

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The nine villages in "Things Fall Apart" are Umuofia, Ikemefuna, Aninta, Umuazu, Mbaino, Abame, Elumelu, Ikeocha, and Mbanta. The protagonist, Okonkwo, is from Umuofia and adopts Ikemefuna from Mbaino. After accidentally killing someone, Okonkwo is exiled to Mbanta, his mother's village. Each village has an egwugwu, a spokesperson, with Okonkwo representing the Ibo (Igbo) village.

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The nine villages in Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart are as follows: 1 Umuofia, 2 Ikemefua, 3 Aninta, 4 Umuazu, 5, Mbaino, 6 Abame, 7 Elumelu, 8 Ikeocha, and 9 Mbanta. 

Most of the story takes place in the village of Umuofia.  That is because the story's protagonist is Okonkwo.  He is a well known and respected warrior from that village.  

At one point in the story, Okonkwo is chosen to be the adoptive father of a boy from another village.  The boy is Ikemefuna, and he is from the village of Mbaino. Okonkwo comes to love this boy like a son, but is forced to kill him later in the story. 

Mbanta is where Okonko's mother is from, and that is where he is exiled to for seven years after accidentally shooting and killing someone. 

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