Title of Paper : Things Fall Apart In the novel, Things Fall Apart, the families play different roles than those of today’s families. The men, women, and children all had various chores and activities that people do not do today. The main character, Okonkwo, was the leading male of his household. This means he controls and tells everyone else in his immediate family what to do. Males were more dominant in their society. Even young males had more power than young females. Okonkwo felt such superiority over his wives and children that he often beat them or caused other harm. In today’s society men