Things Fall Apart

2. exceptional or superior ability, skill, or strength.
4. The Igbo term for to change for the better; improve
6. Okonkwo's second wife; the mother of Ezinma, her only living child.
7. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of; to fake.
8. The Igbo term for disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate; annoy.
10. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:
13. habitually doing nothing or avoiding work; lazy.
14. subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable.
15. to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for an offender.
17. requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult.
18. The Igbo term for shameless or brazenly immodest.
20. main character, leader of the Igbo Community.

1. someone who shows remorse or contrition for one's past actions or sins.
3. Amusement or laughter.
5. The Igbo term for a person who has declined, as in morals or character, from a type or standard considered normal.
9. The Igbo term for a vicious or depraved person; villain.
11. Okonkwo's oldest son, age twelve at the book's beginning. He is innately a sensitive young man.
12. dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever.
16. Okonkwo's best friend, who often represents the voice of reason.
19. Okonkwo's father, known for his weakness and lack of responsibility.