Examples Of Unoka In Things Fall Apart
THINGS FALL APART
1. Unoka - because he was weak and was considered to be an “agbala” or woman. He hated the sight of blood, etc.
2. One should be able to stand the sight of blood, be aggressive, own barns, have wives etc. to be considered a real “MAN” according to Okonkwo. He had 3 wives, four children, earned many titles, took home 5 heads/death from battle. He was a wealthy farmer who owned 2 barns etc.
3. Ikemefuna was a young boy that Okonkwo had to take care of. He was given to Okonkwo as a peace offering from another village. The other village, Mbaino killed a woman from Umuofia and a young virgin and Ikemefuna was given to the village as a peace offering. Okonkwo was troubled by his death because he became like a son to him. Ikemefuna …show more content…
An ogbanje child is a child that has an evil spirit. This type of evil child when born, will die and implant himself/herself in its mother’s womb to be reborn as a means of tormenting its mother and family. Ekwefi was known to have ogbanje children. At the death of her third child, Onwumbiko, Okonkwo called in another medicine-man, Okagbue Uyanwa, who ordered that there be no mourning for the dead child. Okagbue took a razor and mutilated the dead child’s body. He then took it away to bury in the Evil Forest holding it by the ankle and dragging it on the ground behind him. He did this as a way of discouraging the evil spirit or ogbanje child from coming …show more content…
The Oracle of Hills and the Caves had pronounced Ikemefuna’s death. Okonkwo did not listen though. He had to prove his manliness/ strength by showing he was not afraid of blood. He dealt the last blow thereby killing Ikemefuna. Even Obeirika admonished him for the part he played in the killing. Obeirika said that “if I were you I would have stayed at home. What you have done will not please the Earth. It is the kind of action for which the goddess wipes out whole
1. Unoka - because he was weak and was considered to be an “agbala” or woman. He hated the sight of blood, etc.
2. One should be able to stand the sight of blood, be aggressive, own barns, have wives etc. to be considered a real “MAN” according to Okonkwo. He had 3 wives, four children, earned many titles, took home 5 heads/death from battle. He was a wealthy farmer who owned 2 barns etc.
3. Ikemefuna was a young boy that Okonkwo had to take care of. He was given to Okonkwo as a peace offering from another village. The other village, Mbaino killed a woman from Umuofia and a young virgin and Ikemefuna was given to the village as a peace offering. Okonkwo was troubled by his death because he became like a son to him. Ikemefuna …show more content…
An ogbanje child is a child that has an evil spirit. This type of evil child when born, will die and implant himself/herself in its mother’s womb to be reborn as a means of tormenting its mother and family. Ekwefi was known to have ogbanje children. At the death of her third child, Onwumbiko, Okonkwo called in another medicine-man, Okagbue Uyanwa, who ordered that there be no mourning for the dead child. Okagbue took a razor and mutilated the dead child’s body. He then took it away to bury in the Evil Forest holding it by the ankle and dragging it on the ground behind him. He did this as a way of discouraging the evil spirit or ogbanje child from coming …show more content…
The Oracle of Hills and the Caves had pronounced Ikemefuna’s death. Okonkwo did not listen though. He had to prove his manliness/ strength by showing he was not afraid of blood. He dealt the last blow thereby killing Ikemefuna. Even Obeirika admonished him for the part he played in the killing. Obeirika said that “if I were you I would have stayed at home. What you have done will not please the Earth. It is the kind of action for which the goddess wipes out whole