Chapters 11-13 1. What did Chielo want with Ezinma? Chielo wanted to take Ezinma to see Agbala. 2. What did Ekwefi do? Ekwefi followed Ezinma and Chielo. 3. What did Okonkwo do when Chielo took Ezinma? He followed them with his machete. 4. What was the purpose of the uri ceremony? The family of the suitor was bringing palm wine to Obierika and his kingsmen. 5. What was the significance in the amount of wine the family brought? They would be considered as behaving as men if they bring a good amount of wine. 6. What happened at the end of the ceremony? The bride to be went to live with the suitors family for seven days. 7. Describe Ezeudu’s funeral. The ceremony was big since he was a clan leader there were drums, shouting and firing
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Many phrases are repeatedly seen, mirroring the repetitive percussion. This possible shows how the ceremony’s are well established within the community.
Located at the center of the floor was the drum with its performers (all male), and the singers who were the male drummers and female singers. The female singers were seated just behind the male drummers in a circle. Prior to the initiation of the Powwow, many other things occurred. Miss Indian OU was crowned and everyone joined in celebration by dancing around the center drum. Male and female vocals could both be heard during this time. From here the honoring of certain individuals, families, and anniversaries occurred. It was then time for the Grand Entry. It is important to note that a prayer was carried out before this entry and all were asked to rise due to the presence of the Eagle Staff. The drums then initiated the Grand Entry and well over 100 dancers arrived on the floor. Each Plains dance type from Jingle Dress Dancers to Fancy Dancers was present. Regalia varied between each dance group and during the Grand Entry they each danced their own individual dance.
In all English literature their are elements for example, Conflict, Theme, Dynamic Character, Static Character, Climax and the list goes on. At the beginning of the story Okonkwo was a strong brave warrior who feared no one. However when the story gets into more depth and the characters faces struggles Okonkwo tend to change in the story. From one strong warrior to someone who killed a child. From someone who never used to listen or respect his wife to a husband who shows a little change in him.
Once we arrived at the event, Dawn Hemmingway started by making a few opening statements. Dawn’s opening statements were then followed by members of the Khast’an Drummers. There were four Lheidli T’enneh peoples drumming in total and they performed multiple songs. These songs had various different meanings and incorporated their values and culture. The general theme of their songs had quite somber and touching meanings due to the matter at hand. This was the first time I had witnessed the Lheidli T’enneh people perform. It was a very special moment for me, I felt honored to have witnessed them share their culture with everyone in the room.
In Chinua Achеbе’s novеl Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is a tragic hеro. Aristotlе’s Poеtics dеfinеs a Tragic Hеro as a bеnеvolеnt man of high status who еxhibits a tragic impеrfеction (“hamartia”) and еxpеriеncеs a dramatic rеvеrsal (“pеripеtеia”), as wеll as an еxcruciating momеnt of appеrcеption (“anagnorisis”). Okonkwo is a bеllwеthеr and hardworking mеmbеr of thе Igbo community of Umuofia whosе tragic impеrfеction is his grеat fright of his doom and failurе. Okonkwo’s fall from gracе in thе Igbo community and еvеntual suicidе, makеs Okonkwo a tragic hеro by Aristotlе’s dеfinition.
general, are more likely to spend 50% more time in the house cooking and cleaning then men
Nwoye shares that his favorite story told by his mother was the one of the Earth and the Sky. Achebe uses this folklore as a metaphor to represent the relationship between Nwoye and Okonkwo, but it also displays the differences of power and status between men and women in the Igbo society. Okonkwo seems to rarely express his soft hearted emotions, but when seeing the growth between Ikemefuna and Nwoye he allows himself to open up. Here Okonkwo acts as a representation of Sky, who choses to withhold the rain after a disagreement, but decides to release it after hearing Earth’s message from Vulture. Sky gives Vulture, who is a portrayal of the female principle, rain wrapped in leaves, but his talon pierces the leaves and heavy rains fall from
Men are often described as needing to be tough and strong to be considered ‘manly’. In Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is one of the manliest in his village because of his ruthlessness and brute strength. Okonkwo’s brutality transitions into to heartlessness when he becomes violent and harms those around him, including a boy who calls him dad. When Owkonkwo kills Ikemafuna to avoid being seen as weak, he becomes physically weak. After Ikemafuna’s death, readers are exposed to a new side of Okonkwo as he suffers immensely over Ikemafuna’s death. Okonkwo’s characterization changes greatly from before to after Ikemafuna’s killing, showing that even men like Okonkwo are greatly affected by tragedy.
Have you ever felt like an outcast or that you do not fit in where you live? For young Nwoye, this is exactly how he feels. In Chinua Achebe's novel Things Fall Apart Nwoye struggles with self identity and understanding where he stands within his clan. His misunderstanding leads him to embrace a new culture when British colonists come to Nigeria. This illustrates to readers the positive effects that can come from colonialism.
Nwoye is Okonkwo’s eldest son who Okonkwo considers unforgivably emasculate and very much like his father, Unoka. As a child, Nwoye usually receives the brunt of his father’s criticism and remains feeling unwanted. Eventually, Ikemefuna comes to fill that void and Nwoye, in his adoration of his adoptive brother, begins to takes after him. Also In a take strange way, Ikemefuna fills the role of both father and brother for Nwoye, providing him with a peer to share his thoughts and a person to look up to. As Ikemefuna rubs off on Nwoye, Okonkwo begins to find more favor with both of the boys. As a result , the three begin to form an unbreakable bond, or so they thought.
Okonkwo was known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame rested on solid personal achievements. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino. He was called the Cat because his back would never touch the earth. It was this man that Okonkwo threw in a fight which the old men agreed was one of the fiercest since the founder of their town engaged a spirit of the wild for seven days and seven nights. The drums beat and the flutes sang and the spectators held their breath. Amalinze was a wily craftsman, but Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water. Every nerve and every muscle stood out on their arms, on their backs and their thighs, and one almost heard them stretching to breaking point. In the end Okonkwo threw the Cat. That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo 's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan. He was tall and huge, and his bushy eyebrows and wide nose gave him a very severe look. He breathed heavily, and it was said that, when he slept, his wives and children in their houses could hear him breathe. When he walked, his heels hardly touched the ground and he seemed to walk on springs, as if he was going to pounce on somebody. And he did pounce on people quite often. He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use
Okonkwo lost himself after losing everything he had. He didn’t have a real enough sense of self to adapt to all the changes that hit him like a whirlwind.
Okonkwo is a strong and confident man who has vowed to never be like his father Unoka. His father was lazy, unsuccessful and carried no titles. The relationship between Okonkwo and his father motivated Okonkwo to gain titles and become successful inside the clan. In this sense, Okonkwo has gained many titles, has three wives, and respected by the clan. Okonkwo chose to feel that identity in the clan was most important, and through this he had become a presence in the clan, noticed by the elders. However after the arrival of missionaries, who had come to convert the clans to Christianity, Okonkwo’s view is completely contradicted by the missionaries. Okonkwo had grown accustomed to members of the clan being ranked by certain tiers, while the