summary Okonkwo and his father unoka Respected men

summary Okonkwo and his father unoka ØRespected men ØHelp his villages ØGreat men ØNot lazy ØPopular than his father ØHis father was dead • Not a perfect men

Part 1 - Chapter 1 Okonkwo and his family Ø Famous wrestler Ø Sleek Ø Powerful Ø Famous band Ø Three wives Ø Has children with his three wife Ø Proud of his daughter Ezinma

Chapter 2 v Okonkwo and his son Nwoye ØFall asleep ØFearless warrior ØDrinks palm wine from his skull ØHousehold is a harsh place ØFamily work painfully for long hours Ø Nwoye was a lazy

Chapter 3 � Unoka ØNot respected ØLazy ØBorrowed money ØLove Musician ØMiserable harvest

Chapter 4 � The king was talk about Okonkwo ØBe one of the lord ØAchieved fame ØShowed emotion • Week of the peace began Okonkwo Ø Broke the peace Ø Punished

Chapter 8 -9 � Okonkwo and his daughter Ezinma Ø Not taste any food Ø Not sleep Ø Weak Ø Ezinma was Laying shiver on a mat Ø Suffered good deal with her mother Ø Struggled to escape

Chapter 10 • Egwugwu and the evil forest(leader) ØPowerful ØFloated on the chaos ØRepresented a village of the clan ØEvil forest was represented the umueru ØRattling stuff into the earth ØTook the first of the empty stool

Chapter 11 � The story of Ekwifi’s and her daughter Ø Painted their bodies with red cam Ø Tortoise had no wings ØAsked for help ØHad a sweet tongue ØFirst arrival into the meeting ØGreat orator

Chapter 12&13 Obierika , Okonkwo, and Ezeude Ø Celebrating his daughter uri Ø Her suitor having already paid Ø Okonkwo made present of two cocks Ø Ezeude • Was Death • Great man • Ancient drums of death beat, guns and cannon

Part 2 - Chapter 14 Uchendu ØEldest brother of okonkwo’s mother ØSurviving member of his family's ØAlso had received okonkwo’s mother ØSon was marring a new wife • Bride-price had seem paid ØAsk question to Okonkwo about his mother • Okonkwo is full of sorrow

Chapter 15 Obierika Ø Brought bags full of cowries Ø Had little band of fugitives Ø His man kill the white men Ø Obierika said that his men need to paid for their foolish • Okonkwo was wondering for killing people without saying a word Ø Sold Okonkwo big yams • Returned the money to him

Chapter 16&17 Missionaries Ø Built their churches Ø Won a handful of converts Ø Sending evangelist to the surrounding towns Ø Caused a considerable stir Ø Went to the marketplace to preach the gospel Ø Persevered & in the end they received ruler of Mbanta

Chapter 18 and 19 � Church in Mbanta Ø Clan had assumed that it would not survive Ø Clan was worried • Evil forest Ø Undesirable people Ø Rescuing twins from the bush Ø Drove people out

Part 3 - Chpater 20 � Clan was like a lizard Okonkwo ØLost his place among the nine masked spirits ØLost the chance to lead his warlike clan ØLost the year that he might take the highest title • First years in exile he pointing for his returned Ø Rebuild his compound Ø Build bigger than he had before

Chapter 21 People in umuofia Ø Many people did not strong Ø White man brought a lunatic religion • He also built a trading store Ø White missionaries • Firm in restraining flock from provoking • Member in particular was very difficult to restrain • His father was the priest of the snake cult

Chapter 22 � Mr. smith Ø Reverend Ø Different man Ø Believed in slaying the prophets of Baal Ø Great distressed by the ignorance Ø Suspended a young women from church

Chapter 23 � For the first Ø Okonkwo time in many years • Had feeling that was akin to happiness Ø Altered so unaccountably during his exile Ø Clan turned false on him Ø Ezinma broke the day to visit her future husband family • Her father had been imprisoned

Chapter 24 • Okonkwo and his fellow prisoners Ø Set free Ø give back their bags Ø Left to their house First man to speak to umuofia Okika • Ø Great man Ø an orator

Chapter 25 v District commissioner Ø Their life was changes Ø Joint the Christine Ø Give way to the student of primitive customs Ø Now their in peace

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