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Essay Archive - Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo
Things Fall Apart: Okonkwo
Okonkwo, the main character of Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe. And
Charles Foster Kane of Orson Welles Citizen Kane, both have value systems that
are incongruous with their cultures. Thus allowing them to be defeated by
society. These are two men with a great need for recognition. Their need for
something that was extinguished long ago. Okonkwos struggle to prove his
greatness in the face of those who knew his father. Charles Foster Kane's void
that must be filled. The relentless pursuit of respect, power. Okonkwo must
conquer ....
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