To write a monologue about Chinua Achebe's protagonist Okonkwo from the novel Things Fall Apart, one would have to consider not only the events surrounding the exile but Okonkwo himself and the major themes and conflicts that affect his characterization.
Okonkwo is exiled following the accidental death of a clansman. According to tribal tradition, this is a crime against the earth goddess. As such, Okonkwo and his family must leave the village for seven...
To write a monologue about Chinua Achebe's protagonist Okonkwo from the novel Things Fall Apart, one would have to consider not only the events surrounding the exile but Okonkwo himself and the major themes and conflicts that affect his characterization.
Okonkwo is exiled following the accidental death of a clansman. According to tribal tradition, this is a crime against the earth goddess. As such, Okonkwo and his family must leave the village for seven years to atone for his sins. In such a monologue, it would be vital to determine when in the process of this exile the monologue appeared. Does it take place immediately after the crime? During the deliberation of the elders? After the banishment? Such questions will determine much of the content of the monologue.
Likewise, one must write in Okonkwo's voice -- a man who considers himself the paradigm of Igbo masculinity, but who chafes against this traditional Igbo ruling of justice. It would be important to emphasize the paradox in this situation and how conflicted Okonkwo must feel in this moment.
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