Obierika
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Obierika is a thoughtful and reflective elder of the Igbo community in Chinua Achebe’s novel "Things Fall Apart," often serving as a moral and philosophical counterpoint to the protagonist Okonkwo.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Igbo elder
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ male character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Things Fall Apart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
colonial encounter
ⓘ
individual conscience ⓘ moral ambiguity of customs ⓘ tradition versus change ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Okonkwo’s exile
ⓘ
Okonkwo’s suicide ⓘ |
| community | Umuofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInFiction | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Chinua Achebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
excesses of tradition
ⓘ
rigidity of Okonkwo ⓘ |
| culture | Igbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
farmer
ⓘ
owner of yam farms ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyStatus |
father
ⓘ
husband ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Things Fall Apart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
cautious
ⓘ
critical thinker ⓘ empathetic ⓘ loyal ⓘ reflective ⓘ thoughtful ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postcolonial African literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
moral conscience of the clan
ⓘ
observer of colonial impact ⓘ voice of reason ⓘ |
| nationalContext | pre-colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Heinemann (African Writers Series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questions |
the killing of Ikemefuna
ⓘ
traditional customs ⓘ violent practices in his community ⓘ |
| reactsTo |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
arrival of Christian missionaries ⓘ |
| relationship | close friend of Okonkwo ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
friend of Okonkwo
ⓘ
moral commentator ⓘ philosophical counterpoint to Okonkwo ⓘ |
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