Things Fall Apart: Chapter 5

Chapter fives starts out with the coming of the New Yam, which is like a new year where they celebrate and honor the earth goddess Ani. Even though this is a time of celebration, Okonkwo seems like he hates this time. He says he dislikes it because of how there is no farming, its all just preparing for the big party. When Okonkwo sees this tree that has a couple of leaves missing he basically looses control once a again (what a surprise lol) and starts yelling at his wife and children. Okonkwo also gets in an argument with his second wife about the tree and beats her. He walks away and says he is going to go hunting. Okonkwo's second wife mutters something about guns that do not shoot and then Okonkwo shoots at his second wife but luckily misses. Talk about crazy. I do not understand why Okonkwo has all of this negative anger built up in him. I believe that he is going to do something stupid one of these times and it is going to knock him down the social ladder. And then all of that stuff that he worked so hard for is going to mean nothing all because he can not control his anger. At least there is one thing that will make Okonkwo happy and that is the wrestling matches.