Core
Values Emphasized in this Learning Module
Citizenship, Cooperation, Fairness, Honesty, Integrity, Kindness,
Pursuit of Excellence, Respect, Responsibility (include outline
from “Core values” document)
These
core values are reflected throughout the novel and the novel’s
characters. In fact, insofar as a novel can be said to represent
real-life, all of these values can be found and examined in Things
Fall Apart.
For
example:
The
people of Umuofia, at least in part one of the novel, before the
missionaries arrive, have a very clear understanding of what their
roles as members of their society are: After a village meeting,
Okonkwo is banished to seven years away from his village for his
transgressions (not following the rules of the society). Here
we can see examples of clanspeople acting with integrity
(behaving in a way that is consistent with what they say they
believe in), with a belief in citizenship (members of
a society who behave responsibly), fairness (in the pursuit
of law and order), and cooperation (clanspeople work
together to reach their decision).
All
the following case studies/activities to think about will ask
the students to consider these core values in relation to the
text and the characters, and to make connections such as those
outlined in the example above.
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