She even persuaded her sister, Obiageli , to do the same. Okonkwo hopes to attract interest when he returns with two beautiful, marriageable daughters. However, Umuofia is much changed after seven years.
The church has grown in strength and the white men subject the villagers to their judicial system and rules of government. They are harsh and arrogant, and Okonkwo cannot believe that his clan has not driven the white men and their church out.
Sorrowfully, Obierika explains that the church has weakened the ties of kinship and that it is too late to drive the white men out. Okonkwo observes that the white man is very shrewd because he came in peace and appeared to have only benevolent interests in the Africans, who thus permitted him to stay. They discuss the story of Aneto, who was hanged by the government after he killed a man with whom he had a dispute.
Obierika and Okonkwo conclude their discussion on a fatalistic note, sitting in silence together. They have set up trading posts, and money is flowing into the village.
Brown , the white missionary, restrains his flock from antagonizing the clan. Akunna explains that the clan also has just one god, Chukwu, who created the world and the other gods. Brown replies that there are no other gods. He points to a carving and states that it is not a god but a piece of wood. Akunna agrees that it is a piece of wood, but wood created by Chukwu. Brown builds a hospital and a school.
He begs the villagers to send their children to school and warns them that if they do not, strangers who can read and write will come to rule them. His arguments are fairly effective and his hospital wins praise for its treatments. When Okonkwo first returns to Umuofia, Mr. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Click the character infographic to download.
Okonkwo is a self-made, well-respected member of the Umuofia clan. Though outwardly stern and powerful, much of his life is dictated by internal fear. His greatest, overwhelming worry is that he will become like his father — lazy, unable to support his family, and cowardly. This means that Okonkwo attempts to work hard, provide for his family materially, be brave, and be masculine in every possible way.
But he also tends toward emotions that are extreme, and his fear motivates him to take actions which are often unnecessary and ultimately destructive. His fear of being feminine leads him to assist in the murder of Ikemefuna whom he loved, to beat his wives, be emotionally distant from his children, and to disown his oldest son. His three wives are there to serve him his food and raise his children. By seeing them as his subjects, Okonkwo can justify his brutal behavior against them.
He can beat his wives without guilt. The following are a few of the main conflicts throughout the book. It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older.
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Toggle navigation Menu. Things Fall Apart: Home. Ekwefi - She's the second wife to Okonkwo and the mother to his daughter Ezinma. Okonkwo often beats on his son for being weak Ikemefuna - He is a boy from another village who was taken in by Okonkwo's family. Obierika - He's Okonkwo's closest friend. He looked after Okonkwo's yam Mr.
Custom and Tradition -The Ibo tribe are rooted in traditions and customs that dictates the lives of its members. The Igbo tribe becomes threatened when this new religion is introduced and questions their beliefs and traditions that bears meaning to their world. Fate and Free Will -One of the main conflicts is the clash between Okonkwo's determination to succeed and fate.
He chooses to kill Ikemefuna even after members of the tribe advised him not to take part. He is then exiled and blames his fate and he in the end chooses to take his own life. Gender - Ibo life is gendered. The role of the woman is to be make a pure bride for an honorable man, then be a submissive wife, and to also bear many children. The role of the man is to provide for his family and be brave on the battlefield. Respect and Reputation -Reputation is based on merit and is denoted by ankel bracelets the men wear.
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