Monday, January 28, 2008
TFA Chapter 11
Ok the beginning of this chapter starts off by mentioning a woman named Nwayieke who cooked late at night. Thats cool, I like to cook late at night, i guess. The reason why the mentioned her is because Ezinma and her mother were up later telling stories to eacother. Ekwefi told a story about a tortise. As Ezinma begins her story, she is interupted by Chielo, the priestess of Agbala. Agbala says that she wants to see Ezinma and take her with her. Ezinma begins to cry, because she is scared and worried. Finally after talking to Okonkwo, Chielo takes Ezinma with her. She carries her on her back in the dark. After a few moments, Ekwefi begins to follow Ezinma and Chielo. She follows them for a pretty long time and they end up by a cave. Then I am not too sure what Chielo did with the child but somehow they end up back at the hut in the morning. I don't think she did anything to her to hurt her, but i thought it was weird how she wanted to see her in the middle of the night, then carry her on her back for all that time? I dont know.. maybe it will clear up later.
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This is a neat chapter because we get to see the daughter-mother relationship, telling stories, eating food, and being a bit more laid back. Then the priestess arrives which panics everybody again.
The chase scene to the cave plays on the drama of this chapter, leaving the reader to wonder what is going to happen to the little girl at the Oracle's cave.
It doesn't say what happens, but I think the Oracle wanted to see about the illness from 2 chapters ago? That's my guess. Luckily she is alive the next morning.
It seems this Oracle has extreme power over the villagers. like you say, how she gets to summon people in the dead of night is kind of crazy!
Mr. Farrell
I am not sure what the whole Oracle thing was about. Why did she have to go there? I am still wondinger about that.
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