Part one of term paper
Title of Paper : Things Fall Apart In the novel, Things Fall Apart, the families play different roles than those of today’s families. The men, women, and children all had various chores and activities that people do not do today. The main character, Okonkwo, was the leading male of his household. This means he controls and tells every ...

Part two of term paper
... The may be because generally both adults bring resources and money to the family. In Okonkwo’s village, only the men harvested the important crop, yams. This may have caused the men to develop their superiority over females. The main role of women in the novel was to serve their husband. Women cooked for their husband, and did many other chores to comfort him. They also assisted in repairing the huts. The women never received important jobs such as tapping the palm tree for palm wine or h ...