Things Fall Apart, a novel by Chinua Achebe:

Why is it ironic that Unoka responded to Okoye's request by saying, "The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them?"

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Damian Luna

18 June, 05:12

Things Fall Apart, a novel by Chinua Achebe:

Why is it ironic that Unoka responded to Okoye's request by saying, "The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them?"

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Hi! The answer is because Unoka is someone who kneels under other people because he's always borrowing money and using people so he was being a hypocrite and unreasonable when using that proverb because the sun doesn't shine on him first

Things Fall Apart, a novel by Chinua Achebe:Why is it ironic that Unoka responded to Okoye's request by saying, "The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them?"

Things Fall Apart, a novel by Chinua Achebe:

Why is it ironic that Unoka responded to Okoye's request by saying, "The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them?"