In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, what best describes how the folktale Ekwefi tells her daughter about the tortoise helps develop the plot?

It foreshadows Okonkwo’s imminent downfall.
It illustrates Igbo society’s distinct gender roles.
It is a metaphor for colonization by the white man.
It emphasizes the importance of religion in the clan.

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In Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, what best describes how the folktale Ekwefi tells her daughter about the tortoise helps develop the plot?

It foreshadows Okonkwo’s imminent downfall.
It illustrates Igbo society’s distinct gender roles.
It is a metaphor for colonization by the white man.
It emphasizes the importance of religion in the clan.

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bmasanti bmasanti · Answer 1 · 2018-12-21T08:28:41-05:00

The correct answer is "It foreshadows Okonkwo's imminent downfall". Thins Fall Apart was written by Chinua Achebe and its main character Okonkwo. The folktale closely adheres to the definitions of a classic Greek tragedy and a typical tragic hero. Okonkwo tragic fall was to kill Ikemefuna, his adopted son. An Okonkwo's friend, Obierica, even foreshadowed the significant and imminent downfall that would come of his killing of Ikemefuna.

chibuikeumeh chibuikeumeh · Answer 2 · 2022-06-10T05:09:32-04:00

The folktale told in the story develops the plot by A. foreshadowing Okonkwo's imminent downfall.

What is a folktale?

This is known to be a traditional story originally in a popular culture and typically passed down by words of mouth.

Hence, we can see that in the story which is a tragedy, the main character, Okonkwo failed to kill his son while Okonkwo's friend foreshadows Okonkwo's imminent downfall and this significantly develops the plotting of the story.