TFA Chapter 13

At the beginning of the chapter everyone notices that the cock doesn't crow, and they also heard a chant. When these things happened they knew someone had died. Ezeudue was the oldest man in the village, and he passed away. It explains that he was a good and wise man. All of the clan showed up at his funeral. Warriors painted themselves with chalk and charcoal. Ezeudue had taken three titles in his lifetime, and there were only four titles in the clan. This was a very rare achievement. The funerals that these people have and the ones we have our very different. They shoot guns and beat drums. Ours are the complete opposite. They are usually silent and everyone wears black. For their funerals you dance and dress in bright colors. But back to the story .. during the last dance Okonkwo's gun explodes and a piece of iron pierces Ezeudue's chid. He is instantly killed. Even though it was just an accident, Okonkwo had to face the punishment. He had to flee from the land for seven years. When he left a crowd of men set his house on fire, killed his animals, and destroyed his barn. I kind of feel bad for Okonkwo in this chapter, because he has to leave everything behind him. He won't be able to see his friends for seven whole years. I can't imagine leaving my friends for that long. I mean after all, it wasn't really his fault. He didn't intentionally kill the kid. In a way it kind of makes me happy that he is being punished because nothing happened to him when he killed Ikemefuna, and he did that on purpose, so in a way I think he deserves it.