First blog post sean sigall

 In the novel Things Fall Apart written by China Achebe many conflicts are presented along with many great tales being told throughout the first few chapters. This novel opens up with great imagery of an ultimate showdown between the two highest regarded fighters in the region. Amalinze the Cat is talked of very highly and so is Okonkwo. In the end Okonkwo ended up throwing down the mighty Cat down as they call it. Next the story transition on to what Okonkwo's fuel was to win these throw downs. The novel begins discussing Okonkwo's father, Unoka. A worthless man who is a lazy father that cannot support his family and has nothing to show for like a barn of yams. His son Okonkwo absolutely despises him very greatly. Everything he has ever loved or liked his son will not like and hate. Unoka was also known to be in great debt but also a great flute player. Okonkwo is then discussed more and more about how he brought himself up from scratch to where is now claiming many titles just out of thought that he does not want to be a thing like his father ever was. I personally do not like Okonkwo's attitude. He is just so angry all the time and is way too strict. He already has established himself as a very strong competitor in battle. There is no reason to be like when he is at home. On the other hand i do respect his perseverance throughout his early years of being a farmer and planting yams after that first harvest which was a total disaster. At this point in the book i have mixed emotions of what Okonkwo is going to become and how he will develop through the rest of the story.