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Okonkwo
Nwoye is Okonkwo's eldest son. Nwoye resembles his grandfather Unoka, in that he's drawn to gentleness and music, even though he recognizes that his father disapproves. This tension between Okonkwo and Nwoye leads to an eventual split when Nwoye becomes one of the clan members who leave the clan to join the Christians.
Nwoye Quotes in Things Fall Apart
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Chapter 7
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Nwoye knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent, but somehow he still preferred the stories that his mother used to tell…
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Chapter 16
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But there was a young lad who had been captivated. His name was Nwoye, Okonkwo's first son. It was not the mad logic of the Trinity that captivated him…It was the poetry of the new religion, something felt in the marrow. The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness and in fear seemed to answer a vague and persistent question that haunted his young soul – the question of the twins crying in the bush and the question of Ikemefuna who was killed.
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Chapter 17
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Living fire begets cold, impotent ash.
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Nwoye Quotes in Things Fall Apart
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Chapter 7
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Nwoye knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent, but somehow he still preferred the stories that his mother used to tell…
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Chapter 16
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But there was a young lad who had been captivated. His name was Nwoye, Okonkwo's first son. It was not the mad logic of the Trinity that captivated him…It was the poetry of the new religion, something felt in the marrow. The hymn about brothers who sat in darkness and in fear seemed to answer a vague and persistent question that haunted his young soul – the question of the twins crying in the bush and the question of Ikemefuna who was killed.
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Chapter 17
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Living fire begets cold, impotent ash.
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