Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Things Fall Apart: Chapter 2
Chapter two begins with a man summoning all of the men to meet in the town marketplace at dawn. They do not meet that night because of the animals that hunt at night. The Umuomfia is a great tribe when it comes to war, they are always ready and willing to fight without second thought. When all of the men gather in the town marketplace it has come to their attention that a neighboring tribe has killed a daughter of the Umuomfia tribe. Instead of creating a war of this situation, the Umuomfia tribe sends Okonkwo to the tribe. He comes back with a young girl and boy. The boy that Okonkwo brought back the the Umuomfia tribe becomes under his care. The chapter continues about describing Okonkwo and how he is a really hard worker and is nothing like his father.
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I thought it was really weird these people are such fierce warriors, but they are afraid of the dark and what it hides. This just really shows how spiritual these people are, even if they seem cold-hearted in battle. And they show great wisdom when they avoid an all out battle by taking a boy and girl instead. These tribes and their customs are very awkward so far.
I think the village is very powerful when it comes to war too. I agree with what they did. I wouldn't want to fight a war. I like how Okonkwo brings back to young boys.
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