Learning Okonkwo's character traits. Wrestler, anger problems, short tempered
Learn his father Unoka's traits. successful young, lazy and coward as an adult
Okonkwo lives his life to not be like his father
Chapter 2
Learning about the village, quiet during new moon, "moon brought life to Umuofia"
Oracle of hills and caves
Receives Ikemefuna
"When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk." pg 9
Finds out oracle's name is Agbala
People would come to the oracle to discover what the future held for them or to consult the spirits of their departed fathers
Unoka was an ill fated man and was carried to the evil forest and left to die
Nwakibie was the man who Okonkwo worked for his first yam seeds for
"a man who pays respect to the great paves the way for his own greatness" pg 17
That year the harvest was sad like a funeral and many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and rotting yams pg 22
the ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes, his chi says yes also pg 23
Okonkwo beat his first wife Ojiugo during the week of peace
Okonkwo had to pay one she-goat, length of cloth, and hundred cowries. Pg 27
Okonkwo became fond of Nwoye
People thought it would be best to keep Ikemefuna under Okonkwo's care
Nwoye and his mother became very fond of Ikemefuna, she treated him like her own
Ogbuefi Ezeuda is the oldest man inthe village
Ani played the ultimate judge of morality and conflict
Okonkwo beat his 2nd wife Ekwefi, aimed the shotgun at her
Ezinma is Ekwefi's only daughter
ilo: where the wrestling matches were held. 2nd day of the new year
predictions: Okonkwo will get into trouble for attempting to shoot his wife because people might eventually find out
Ikemefuna will eventually die because Okonkwo really likes him
Chapter 2
Ani played the ultimate judge of morality and conflict
Okonkwo beat his 2nd wife Ekwefi, aimed the shotgun at her
Ezinma is Ekwefi's only daughter
ilo: where the wrestling matches were held. 2nd day of the new year
predictions: Okonkwo will get into trouble for attempting to shoot his wife because people might eventually find out
Ikemefuna will eventually die because Okonkwo really likes him