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Chapter 4

Apparently, Okonkwo has a good "chi".  He doesn't seem like a very good person to me.  However, since his father had a bad "chi" then maybe Okonkwo received all of the good karma.  I feel bad for...

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Chapter 5

In this chapter we learn about Ani, the earth goddess.  Ani is very important to the Umuofians because they strive from the land and their ancestors are buried there.  Okonkwo doesn't seem to enjoy...

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Chapter 6

Chapter 6 is about the villages wrestling devotion. The wrestlers seem like very harsh people of the village.  They beat the feet of those who came out of the circle.  The people are always reminded of...

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Chapter 7

Nwoye is turning into a typical village man.  He loves his manhood and complains about women.  Okokwo thinks that if Nwoye cannot control his women, then he cannot be a man.  This is the biggest...

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Chapter 8

At least Okonkwo is sad about Ikemefuna's death.  I didn't think he'd actually care.  I feel a little more compassion for him now that I see his more sensitive side.  He, however, wishes his daughter...

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Chapter 9

I was sad about Ekwefi's ogbanje.  Their customs in Umoufia are quite strange.  The medicine man told her that a "wicked"  baby in her womb is the reason why her infants died...weird.  Ezinma must have...

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Chapter 10

What a surprise, this chapter is about women beating too.  Didn't see that one coming! It made me so happy when the brothers of Mgbafo showed up.  At least the family still sticks together.  I thought...

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Chapter 11

Tortoise in Ekwefi's story is a symbol of an explicit theme, greed.  His broken shell is the symbol of bad karma green brings upon the greedy.  I suspect this to be foreshadowing some future down fall...

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Chapter 12

So what happened with Ezinma exactly? I'm confused about that..Okonkwo is surprising me a lot.  He is actually really worried abour Ezinma; he actually does have feelings!  However, he is having some...

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Chapter 13

This chapter is absolutely grueling.  What a wonderful thing to kill a warriors son at his funeral.  Boy, Okonkwo sure has some life.  Besides, I didn't know they had guns in Okonkwo time.  I think...

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Chapter 4

Apparently, Okonkwo has a good "chi".  He doesn't seem like a very good person to me.  However, since his father had a bad "chi" then maybe Okonkwo received all of the good karma.  I feel bad for...

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Chapter 5

In this chapter we learn about Ani, the earth goddess.  Ani is very important to the Umuofians because they strive from the land and their ancestors are buried there.  Okonkwo doesn't seem to enjoy...

View Article

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 is about the villages wrestling devotion. The wrestlers seem like very harsh people of the village.  They beat the feet of those who came out of the circle.  The people are always reminded of...

View Article


Chapter 7

Nwoye is turning into a typical village man.  He loves his manhood and complains about women.  Okokwo thinks that if Nwoye cannot control his women, then he cannot be a man.  This is the biggest...

View Article

Chapter 8

At least Okonkwo is sad about Ikemefuna's death.  I didn't think he'd actually care.  I feel a little more compassion for him now that I see his more sensitive side.  He, however, wishes his daughter...

View Article


Chapter 9

I was sad about Ekwefi's ogbanje.  Their customs in Umoufia are quite strange.  The medicine man told her that a "wicked"  baby in her womb is the reason why her infants died...weird.  Ezinma must have...

View Article

Chapter 10

What a surprise, this chapter is about women beating too.  Didn't see that one coming! It made me so happy when the brothers of Mgbafo showed up.  At least the family still sticks together.  I thought...

View Article


Chapter 11

Tortoise in Ekwefi's story is a symbol of an explicit theme, greed.  His broken shell is the symbol of bad karma green brings upon the greedy.  I suspect this to be foreshadowing some future down fall...

View Article

Chapter 12

So what happened with Ezinma exactly? I'm confused about that..Okonkwo is surprising me a lot.  He is actually really worried abour Ezinma; he actually does have feelings!  However, he is having some...

View Article

Chapter 13

This chapter is absolutely grueling.  What a wonderful thing to kill a warriors son at his funeral.  Boy, Okonkwo sure has some life.  Besides, I didn't know they had guns in Okonkwo time.  I think...

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