Questions: Part II
1. Okonkwo fled to Mbanta because children flee to their mother for protection. Therefore, it is instinct for him to return to his motherland. He has family there and has comfort from his mother's kinsmen. Okonkwo despairs because all his achievements in Umuofia have been lost. He held titles and was known as a great man. Now he is in exile and feels weak. Uchendu wonders why Okonkwo is sad. Uchendu thinks he is being childish and immature. He does not think Okonkwo understands the greatness of a mother.
2. The Abame clan has been destroyed. Uchendu and Okonkwo think the Abame people were foolish for attacking a man who said nothing. There should be more fear in a silent man than a man who shouts. Uchendu reacts the best because he is the wisest in the land. When Uchendu says "'There is no story that is not true,'" he means that there is a truth or moral in all stories, therefore, they cannot be spoken as false.
3. Obierika came to visit Okonkwo to bring him money from his harvests. The second time Obierika came was to talk to Okonkwo about his son Nwoye being involved at the missionaries in Umuofia. He is curious and wants to learn about this new culture and religion. The Igbo people feel like the missionaries are trying to disrupt the clan and bring them to an abomination, as they repeatedly state. The Africans that are attracted are the men with no titles or the women with no luck. They are attracted because they have lost all faith in their own religion or chi. Nwoye converts because it feels right. He feels comforted or at home. Okonkwo beat Nwoye and began choking him when he found out. Okonkwo refuses to speak about Nwoye.
4. The church was expected to fail because it was in the Evil Forest. Also, when a few converts came into the village being smug, they were beaten severely. They allow the christians to stay at the end because justice was done. When the rumor of one of the converts killing the sacred python came around, that convert died for natural reasons. This pleased the clan, and they did not feel like torturing the people was necessary. The Igbo people believe in multiple gods, live sacrifices, and luck. The christians believe in self-sacrificing rather than live, and they believe that there is only one true God.
5. The younger generations are not so involved in the old fashion traditions. Okonkwo gave his motherland's kinsmen a big feast before he left. It was not for paybacks. He said it was just to gather together the people of Mbanta. The younger generations think of only themselves and their money. Every generation is losing a little more respect for the elders. The elders are afraid that someday the younger are going to overthrow them or drop their father's beliefs all together. This foreshadows the success of the white man. While the children begin gradually losing respect for their father or elders, they will begin doing whatever it is they wish.
1. Okonkwo fled to Mbanta because children flee to their mother for protection. Therefore, it is instinct for him to return to his motherland. He has family there and has comfort from his mother's kinsmen. Okonkwo despairs because all his achievements in Umuofia have been lost. He held titles and was known as a great man. Now he is in exile and feels weak. Uchendu wonders why Okonkwo is sad. Uchendu thinks he is being childish and immature. He does not think Okonkwo understands the greatness of a mother.
2. The Abame clan has been destroyed. Uchendu and Okonkwo think the Abame people were foolish for attacking a man who said nothing. There should be more fear in a silent man than a man who shouts. Uchendu reacts the best because he is the wisest in the land. When Uchendu says "'There is no story that is not true,'" he means that there is a truth or moral in all stories, therefore, they cannot be spoken as false.
3. Obierika came to visit Okonkwo to bring him money from his harvests. The second time Obierika came was to talk to Okonkwo about his son Nwoye being involved at the missionaries in Umuofia. He is curious and wants to learn about this new culture and religion. The Igbo people feel like the missionaries are trying to disrupt the clan and bring them to an abomination, as they repeatedly state. The Africans that are attracted are the men with no titles or the women with no luck. They are attracted because they have lost all faith in their own religion or chi. Nwoye converts because it feels right. He feels comforted or at home. Okonkwo beat Nwoye and began choking him when he found out. Okonkwo refuses to speak about Nwoye.
4. The church was expected to fail because it was in the Evil Forest. Also, when a few converts came into the village being smug, they were beaten severely. They allow the christians to stay at the end because justice was done. When the rumor of one of the converts killing the sacred python came around, that convert died for natural reasons. This pleased the clan, and they did not feel like torturing the people was necessary. The Igbo people believe in multiple gods, live sacrifices, and luck. The christians believe in self-sacrificing rather than live, and they believe that there is only one true God.
5. The younger generations are not so involved in the old fashion traditions. Okonkwo gave his motherland's kinsmen a big feast before he left. It was not for paybacks. He said it was just to gather together the people of Mbanta. The younger generations think of only themselves and their money. Every generation is losing a little more respect for the elders. The elders are afraid that someday the younger are going to overthrow them or drop their father's beliefs all together. This foreshadows the success of the white man. While the children begin gradually losing respect for their father or elders, they will begin doing whatever it is they wish.
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