Thesis statement : Achebe explores the structure of social status in Things Fall Apart to further enhance the theme of respect and reputation in order to exemplify the way characters develop within the story and signify the importance of social status within the Igbo culture which can be seen with Okonkwo’s prideful character which is contributed to by his father’s failure and low social status.
Topic 1: the characterization of Okonkwo - he gains titles and is known to be one of the greatest men:
- Okonkwo cares about his masculinity and titles
- Looks down at people with no titles or achieved less
- Ashamed of his lazy father
- Leads to his prideful and violent character
- Okonkwo cares about his masculinity and titles
- Looks down at people with no titles or achieved less
- Ashamed of his lazy father
- Leads to his prideful and violent character
Topic 2: Okonkwo's father had no titles and had a bad reputation and social status which not only lead to his characterization but also contributed to the characterization of Okonkwo:
- There is a very visible and powerful contrast between Unoka and Okonkwo when examining the social status and this, in turn, has a major influence on Okonkwo's character over the years.
- There is a very visible and powerful contrast between Unoka and Okonkwo when examining the social status and this, in turn, has a major influence on Okonkwo's character over the years.
- They had different visuals as to what they prioritise and whats important, for instance, Okonkwo cared about hard work, dedication and having pride in achievements and always act masculine whereas his father was lazy and dedicated to music
- This lead Okonkwo to resent his father and do anything to avoid himself or his sons to end up like him
- This lead Okonkwo to resent his father and do anything to avoid himself or his sons to end up like him
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