Discussion Prompts
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1. Okonkwo is a coward
2. The missionaries destroyed a society.
3. The egwugwu destroying the ch…
1. Okonkwo is a coward
2. The missionaries destroyed a society.
3. The egwugwu destroying the church was a bad idea.
4. The clan would be better of without the new church.
5. Umofia would not have changed if Okonkwo wouldn't have left.
Chapter 23-25 Summary
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Chapter 23
Okonkwo started to feel happy once again. pg 158
Umofia where starting to listen to h…
Chapter 23
Okonkwo started to feel happy once again. pg 158
Umofia where starting to listen to him again pg 158
Okonkwo was among the six leaders invited to the district commissioner's head quarters. pg 158
The D.C. granted them to not be ill-treated, but they couldn't ill-treat others. pg 159
The six people must get them two hundred bags of cowries from the people pg 160
The messengers started to assult the six men, and shaved their heads. pg 160
The messengers told Umofia the men would be hanged if they didn't get the cowries, this scared the people. pg 161
Village Crier called every man in Umofia from the Akakanma age group upwards to meeting in the market place. pg 161
The people agreed to pay 250 bags of cowires pg 162
Chapter 24
Village crier called another meeting pg 164
Okonkwo got his war dress, he hadn't touched it since his exile. pg 164
Okudo was a man Okonkwo rememberd, Okudo wasn't a fighter but would sing a war song that would turn everyman into a lion pg 164
Okika one of the six imprisoned lead the meeting as the first speaker, didn't have the best voice for the first person to speak. pg 166
Onyeka was the one who got the crowd going before hand. pg 167
A messenger came and said the white man leader ordered to stop the meeting. pg 168
Okonkwo stabed him twice in the head, killing him. pg 168
Chapter 25
District Commissioner wanted Okonkwo pg 168
Obierika "We can take you were he his, and perhaps your men will help up" pg 169
They lead the white men to Okonkwo's hanging body in the where he hung him self. pg 170
The white people had to cut him down, cause it was against the riligon of the people in Umofia. pg 170
Chapter 20-22 Summary
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Chapter 20
Okonkwo's exile is complete. pg 140
Okonkwo plans to build even bigger huts and barns…
Chapter 20
Okonkwo's exile is complete. pg 140
Okonkwo plans to build even bigger huts and barns and two more wives. pg 140
Okonkwo wants his son to grow up the way of the clan... Not like Nwoye pg 141
Ezinma grew up to be beautiful, and was called Cyrstal of Beauty pg 141
Okonkwo wanted Ezinma to wait till they got back to Umofia pg 143
Ojbuefi Ugonna dropped his two titles to go to christan. pg 142
White men built a court in Umofia pg 142-43
Court Messengers where Kotma pg 143
Aneto was hung because he killed a man in a battle pg 144
Chapter 21
White man built a trade store, brought money to Umofia pg 146
Enoch ate a python pg 146
Akunna was a great man in Umofia who would exchange his beleifs with Mr. Bown who was a christan. pg 146
After arugeing Mr. Brown started to have a an effect on Enoch. pg 149
Later Mr. Brown had to leave cause of health issues. pg 149
Nwoye is now named Isaac and was going to learn to teach in Umuru pg 149
Chapter 22
Mr. Brown's succesor is Reverened James Smith pg 151
RJS is a racist pg 151
Enoch would preach for the benefits of his enimeies pg 152
Enoch killed a spirit, pulled the mask off pg 153
Egwugwu charged the church pg 155
Egwugwu destroyed the church. pg 157
Part 2 Ch. 14-19 Summary
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Okonkwo moves to his motherland Mbanta pg 107
Unchendu welcomes him, he is Okonkwo's uncle. pg …
Okonkwo moves to his motherland Mbanta pg 107
Unchendu welcomes him, he is Okonkwo's uncle. pg 107
Unchendu's sons (five) chipped in year 300 yams to Okonkwo to get started pg 107-08
Okonkwo loses his desire for work pg 108
Amikwu (Uchendu's youngest son) was marrying a new wife pg 109
Obierka came to vist Okonkwo after two years of exile pg 113
The Abame has been wiped out pg 114-16
Obierka gave Okonkwo his money from his yams pg 118
After another two years Obierka comes back to visit pg 119
Missionaries came pg 119
Nwoye became a missionarie pg 119
Christianity is spreading pg 120
The people of Mbanta granted the missionaries part of the Evil Forest to build their church pg 125
Amikwu, Okonkwo's cousin saw Nwoye with the christians and told Okonkwo pg 126
Okonkwo gave Nwoye a violent choke, this caused Nwoye to go back to Umofia and never come back pg 127
Okonkwo now had an urge to kill all the christians pg 127
Okonkwo now was denying that Nwoye was his son pg 128
Rules now are protecting Christians pg 129
Mr. Kiaga orderd the Osu (Outcasts) to shave their heads to conform pg 131
Rules now can't kill the Royal Python pg 132
Chrisitanity became outlawed pg 134
Year 7 of Okonkwo's exile pg 135
Okonkwo sent money to Obierka to build two huts pg 135
Okonkwo sent his gratitude to the people of his motherland with a big feast pg 136
chapter 13-14 summary
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Chapter 12
Obierka is celebrating her uri
Ezinma was returned to her hut
Okonkwo didn't sleep t…
Chapter 12
Obierka is celebrating her uri
Ezinma was returned to her hut
Okonkwo didn't sleep the previous night, anxiousness about Ezinma and Ekwife
Umulice wanted medicine to grow
Chapter 13
Ezeudu is dead; 3 of 4 titles in life
Okonkwo's gun exploded accidentally killing Ezeudu's 16 year old son, forcing Okonkwo to leave to Mbanta
The village destroyed anything belonging to Okonkwo, killed his animals
Chapter 9-11
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Chapter 9
Enzima is dying pg 64
Enzima is the only child of Ekwefi who hasn't died... 9/10 died …
Chapter 9
Enzima is dying pg 64
Enzima is the only child of Ekwefi who hasn't died... 9/10 died pg 65
We think Enzima is not going to die
& Ekwefi is going to have another child
Chapter 6-8 Summary
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Chapter 6
Giant silk cotton tree which was sacred; spirits of good children lived in that tree wa…
Chapter 6
Giant silk cotton tree which was sacred; spirits of good children lived in that tree waiting to be born. Pg 40
Ekwefi, second wife, told a women at the wrestling match about Okonkwo attempting to kill her.
Ezinma- Ekwefi's only child
Okafo, Ikezue- besy wrestlers of the villages (Okafo won the match)
Chapter 7
Nwoye would feign annoyance and grumble aloud about women and their troubles, Okonkwo liked this.
Story of Vulture- Whenever Nwoye's mother sang this song he felt carried away to the distant scene in the sky where Vulture, Earth's emissary, sang for mercy.
Harmattan season- cold, after the harvest was gathered.
Ikemefuna was killed by some men and Okonkwo after the Oracle of the Cave said so. Pg 52
Chapter 8
Okonkwo mourns the death of Ikemefuna pg. 54
Ogbuefi Ndule the oldest man in the village dies. pg 58
Obierka is Okonkwo's friend pg 55
They talk about the story of Ozoemena pg 58
Akueke, is Maduka's half sister pg 60
Jigida - Waste of beads pg 61
Akueke's bride-price was settled at twenty bags of cowries.
Amadi was a leper, and the polite name for leprosy was "the white skin"
Chapter Summaries Chapters 1-5
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... ilo: where the wrestling matches were held. 2nd day of the new year
predictions: Okonkwo will…
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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