Tuesday, January 22, 2008
TFA- Chapter 3
In chapter 3 of Things Fall Apart i sort of feel bad for Okonkwo, because his father left him with nothing. He was not able to inherit a barn or anything else. I thought it was kind of weird that Unoka sacrificed a rooster, but I guess that is a tradition or something? I also thought it was rude to have him carried to the Evil Forest just to die there alone. Dying from swelling is also odd in my opinion. It is not something i would want to die of. When the book talks about Nwakibie, i think he is the oldest man in the village, it seems weird that he has 9 wives. I also think it said he had 30 children? I would never want that many kids to that many different people.
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Ha, I think the fact the Okonkwo was left with nothing only gives him even more motivation to be unlike his father. But yea, the whole polygamy thing is really awkward, esp. to that extent.
I didn't really feel bad for Okonkwo. I think if he wasn't such a jerk I would be more inclined to feel sorry for him. I thought the swelling thing was kind of strange too. It just goes to show how much different their culture is from our's.
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