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 * Group Members**: Samuel Box, Jake Broge, Hannah Greene, Andrew Farrow, Elizabeth Stempel


 * Prompts**
 * 1) Belief in a certain religion should be restricted or banned.
 * 2) Every action has a positive and negative reaction.
 * 3) It is easier to hate but harder to tolerate.
 * 4) Change is inevitable.
 * 5) Masculinity is a made up word.
 * 6) Techinically feminity resides in all living beings.
 * 7) A person in power will always abuse it.
 * 8) Nothing can change without the people's consent to change.
 * 9) Traditions have to change with the times in order to remain strong.
 * 10) It is the nature of humans to dominate others.


 * Characters**
 * Okonkwo- main character
 * Unoka - Father of Okonkwo
 * Nwoye - Okonkwo son
 * Nneka - daughter of okonkwo (mother is supreme)
 * Nwofia - son of okonkwo (Begotten in the wilderness)
 * Ikemefuna - son given to Umofia to stop war (Dead)
 * Nwoye's mother- First wife
 * Ekwefi - Second wife, vused to be village beauty
 * Ezinma - most loved daughter
 * Ojiugo - Third wife
 * Obierika - Okonkwo's friend
 * Maduka - Obierika's son
 * Akueke - Obierika first Daughter
 * Ogbuefi Ezeudo - is the oldest man in the village (Dead)
 * Ogbuefi Nudule - Oldest man in Ire (Dead)
 * Ozoemena - Ogbuefi Nudule first wife (Dead)
 * Chielo - Friend of Ekwefi, Oracle, widow with two children
 * Agbala - Name for a woman or man without title also the oracle
 * Uchendu - Okonkwo's uncle and his mother younger brother Eldest family memeber alive
 * Obiageli - Nwoye's younger sister
 * Nkechi - Daughter of Third wife
 * Nwakibie - He gave Okonkwo his first 800 yams
 * Ani - Earth Goddess
 * Umofia - It is Okonkwo's home village
 * Mbanta -Okonkwo's home village
 * Mbaino - The town they avoided a fight becuase of a killing
 * Abame -
 * Chukwu - The final resting place
 * Ofoedu -
 * Ibe - the young suitor and a very good tapper
 * Ukegbu - Ibe's father
 * Mr. Kiaga - interpreter


 * Notes**
 * Ch 1**
 * Okonkwo was a very well known man in his village because at the ago of 18 he defeated the undefeated Amalinze the Cat ( got his name by having his back never touch the ground). He was unbeaten for seven years from Umuofia to Mbaino.
 * Twenty or more years ago is when this wrestling match happened, and Okonkwo's fame has grown like a wild fire.
 * He had no patience at all even for his father.
 * Unoka was a very lazy and improvident and loved to party whenever he could.
 * When his is not drunk he loves to play music and people admire he when he isn't drunk.
 * Unoka un-manly man.
 * Okoye came to him to collect the debt, but Unoka said that he would pay off the biggest debt first.
 * Okoye was going to take the title of Idemili, the third highest in the land.
 * Unoka died without a title, but thankfully they judge people on their worth not their father so Okonkwo was clearly cut out for great things.
 * Ch 2**
 * The crier came into the town and announced the every man of Umuofia was asked to gather at the market place tomorrow morning.
 * The Ibo were very afraid of the dark and everything was changed by the night.
 * The Ibo say: "When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk."
 * He has killed and brought five heads he is not afraid to kill.
 * They have now declared that they are going to war with the Mbaino.
 * Those sons of wild animals have dared to murder a daughter of Umuofia.
 * Umuofia was feared by all of the other tribes.
 * They never went to war without the oracle's consent.
 * Ikemefuna lived in Okonkwo's household for three years.
 * He is very strict and does everything opposite of his father. His first born son Nwoye was turning out to be like his grandpa.
 * Ikemefuna's father might have killed the girl from Umuofia.
 * Ch 3**
 * The Oracle was called Agbala and people came and crwled through a hole to come and listen to his advice.
 * Unoka stood before the Oracel and asked why his crops weren't growing, And he told he to be like a man.
 * Unoka was an ill-fated man and when he died he had the sickness, which they take those men out into the wilderness to die.
 * Wehn they took him away he took his flute with him to die.
 * Nwakibie was a very wealthy man with nine wives and three huge barns.
 * Okonkwo asked Nwakibie for some seeds to plant his yam's which he did grant.
 * Nwakibie gave him twice as much as he expected and told him that he trusted no other person than him.
 * The harvest was one of the worst harvests' the Ibo had in a couple of years.
 * He stated that he had survived that year he would survive anything.
 * Ch 4**
 * The elders were impressed with Okonkwo's success in his life so far but when.
 * When he talked bad about one of men at a kindered meeting about next year's festival.
 * Ikemefuna was taken into Okonkwo's family and was treated with kindness from Okonkwo's first wife.
 * After a while Okonkwo started to like Ikemefuna but never showed emotions.
 * Ikemefuna started to like and even call Okonkwo.
 * Okonkwo was provoked to beat his youngest wife becuase she wasn't there to make him dinner.
 * Ezeani came and told Okonkwo what he had to do in order to make up for what he did.
 * Ogbuefi Ezeudu talked about how men were dragged thorugh the village until death.
 * Okonkwo really wanted his son's to take more responsibility and grow up just like he did.
 * Ikemefuna hit it off with Nwoye and told him a lot of wonderful stories.
 * Ch 5**
 * The Feast of the New Yam was held every year before harves to honor the earth goddess.
 * They made a vast amount of food that would serve their whole family and relatives visting.
 * Okonkwo's hated just sitting aroung and doing nothing at a party.
 * The wives and children, helped clean and make the compound a very respectful and glorious place.
 * He took his anger out oon two of his wife's, one about taking leaves off a tree, and another talked about he has never shot his gun.
 * Okonkwo prayed for his family to have protection in the new year.
 * Ekwefi was Okonkwo's second wife who he almost shot.
 * Ezinma called her mother her name and was greatly wise for here years.
 * Nwoye's mother called Ezinma "Ezigbo" which is the good one.
 * They started playing the //ilo// which was the wrestling drums that were really signifcant for Okonkwo.
 * Okonkwo is greatly impressed with Ezinma becuase she so ressembles her motehr.
 * Ch 6**
 * The //ilo// is a gathering place for everything.
 * The Ancient silk-cotton tree was where women who desired to have a child.
 * The wrestlers were between the ages of 15 - 16 to start off and Maduka won a very amazing match.
 * Ezinma is ten years old.
 * Chielo is very fond of Ezinma whom she called her "My Daughter."
 * The two teams came out and had many amazing matches.
 * Ikezue and Okafo were the final match and Okafo came out on top.
 * The crown then boasted that Okafo was the greatest of the great wrestlers of their village.
 * Ch**
 * Ikemefuna became a good older brother for Nwoye and also became a older man.
 * Nwoye Loved to do more of the masculine work around the house but showed that he didn't and thought it was an annoyance.
 * Okonkwo was pleased with Nwoye and asked that he and Ikemefuna join hi in his obi to tell them stories.
 * Nwoye's showed that he hated the women's stories which then put him in his father's favor.
 * Once Okonkwo tasted the food thn gave some to Ikemefuna and Nwoye.
 * The locust would come every generation for seven years.
 * Once nightfall came the locust's wings were wet which allowed them to be caught much more easily.
 * Ogbuefi Ezeudo comes in and tells Okonkwo that they are going to kill Ikemefuna.
 * Okonkwo beat his child Nwoye for crying about Ikemefuna leaving.
 * Ikemefuna was made to carry and pot of wine and walk "home."
 * Ikemefuna was killed by Okonkwo becuase he didn't want to be considered weak.
 * Nwoye knew that Ikemefuna was killed.
 * Nwoye felt a vague chill when his father came in.
 * Ch 8**
 * Okonkwo did not eat anything for two days, and was a drunken wretch.
 * Okonkwo would have loved Enzima to be a boy.
 * Okonkwo has just called himself a woman because he killed Ikemefuna and can't deal with it.
 * Okonkwo is very ashamed of his children and thinks that they don't resemble him very much.
 * When Unoka came up in Okonkwo's mind he thought about his own greatness.
 * Obierika told Okonkwo that by doing what he did me might bring the wrath of the goddess down on him. pg 57
 * Ogbuefi Ndulue of Ire and Ozoemena were of one mind and died together.
 * Ozo is a title that has been greatly soiled by other villages.
 * You have to remeber that whatever you do your children are always watching.
 * Obierika gave his daughter away for 20 crownies.
 * Ibe and Ukegbu had come over and negoitated the wedding details.
 * Abame and Aninta tehy do everything wrong in the eyes of Umuofia.
 * Amadi is a leper that passes through freqeeuntly and is called "White Skin."
 * Ch 9**
 * Okonkwo is abrubtly woken up by Ekwefi's loud knocking to learn that Enzima had //Iba//.
 * Ekwefi had ten children and had to bruy nine of them because they had all died before three years.
 * Okonkwo whent to a medicine man, also a diviner of Afa oracle, and told him that the child was an //ogbanje.//
 * The local medicne man Okagbue Uyanwa told Okonkwo that he should sleep with his wife in his //ibo//.
 * In order to ensure the ogbanje wouldn't come back he completely mutilated the child.
 * The Okagbue found Enzima's //iyi-uwa// which meant that her bond was broken with the //Ogbanje//.
 * Once Enzima was shown her //iyi-uwa// everyone rejoiced because Ekwefi's problems were over.
 * The way that Okonkwo "Healed" Enzima was by steaming her with different herbs that he had gathered.
 * Ch 10**
 * In the start of the chpater two groups stood "Trial," probably aganist eacother.
 * Egwugwu are in themselves are spirit embodied, of the nine ancestrial sons.
 * The Second Egwugwu might have been Okonkwo but nobody said anything.
 * The spirits always talk to the others as bodies becuase that is all they are.
 * This is a trial of ambuse from one man aganist his wife.
 * From the accounts Uzowulu's beating his wife the egwugwu must do something.
 * The sentence was that Uzowulu bring wine to his in-laws and ask for forgivness.
 * Ch 11**
 * The nights were very dark and they needed light to see their own mouths to eat.
 * "I have learned that a man who makes trouble for others is also making it for himself."
 * The tortoise made them change all of there names due to some old custom he choase //All of you//.
 * When the said the food was for "All of you" the tortoise ate most of the food by himself.
 * The Tortoise fell and broek his shell and was put together in a deformed way.
 * Agbala comes in and demands to see Ezinma even if she is asleep.
 * Agbala then takes Ezinma to the cave that he calls home.
 * Ezinma was scared out of her mind and crying hard.
 * Ekwefi then started to follow Chielo and her Ezinma.
 * Ekwefi is following Chielo and wondering what Agbala will do with her child.
 * Chielo knew that someone was following here but continued on to Umuachi.
 * When Chielo went into the tunnel Ekwefi didn't enter the cave.
 * Okonkwo appeared by Ekwefi while se was waiting by the cave opening and recalled when she went to Okonkwo when they were young.
 * Ch 12**
 * Obierika celebrated his daughter's //uri// and everyone was excited.
 * The preistess comes out ofhte cave crawling out of the Agbala's temple.
 * She says nothing and returns Enzima to her bed in Okonkwo's compound.
 * Okonkwo was worried and didn't sleep at all.
 * Obierika's compound was very busy with all the activities to prepare for.
 * They talk about Umuike and how they have medicine to help with their market, it is a very unsafe place for goods.
 * A cow was set loose by accident and all the woman run to recapture it and take it back to the owner.
 * Then Everyone came into Obierika's ibo and eveyrone was patiently waiting.
 * The in-laws brought fifty pots of wines, shared graces, and start to have a great feast.
 * The bride comes out and dances for her village and in-laws.
 * Then they left with their bride to their village for seven market days.
 * Ch 13**
 * The drums started to beat lloudly to announce that someone had died.
 * The men allowed themselves one wail than sat and listened to the village.
 * The //ekwe// tell what nine village place, and then what village it was.
 * Ezuedu is now dead and Okonkwo is freaking out.
 * The Ekwensu or evil eye possesed a man and scared everyone.
 * A man life brings him closer to the ancestors.
 * The funeral was a momentous occassion until the one handed spirit came to say something.
 * He praised Ezuedu on being everything great but says that if he was killed by a man he can't leave until he is found.
 * Ezuedu sixteen-year old son is accidently killed by Okonkwo's exploding gun.
 * Okonkwo committed the female crime of killing a clansmen.
 * Okonkwo and his village had all feld to escape their death becaus eof his deed.
 * Obierika thinks about why everything that the goddess is done.
 * Part 2**
 * Ch 14**
 * Okonkwo is recieved by Uchendu in mbanto and last he say of him is when his mother was dead.
 * Okonkwo tells uchendu everything and is then given a plot of land and builds his compound.
 * A great rainstorm came onto the village and kids were running around happily.
 * Uchendu youngest son is marrying a new wife.
 * Uchendu adressed his family memebers and want them to say what is on their minds.
 * A child belongs to his Father's family not his Mother's family.
 * Uchendu is talking about how the mother is truly supreme and listings reasons why Okonkwo is welcome here.
 * Also Uchendu talks about that Okonkwo is not the greatest sufferer in the world but Uchendu has suffered more.
 * Ch 15**
 * Obierika came to visit Okonkwo two years later.
 * Okonkwo took Obierika to Uchendu and talked to them.
 * Uchendu told Okonkwo to get a pot of wine for them.
 * Abame has been wiped out.
 * A white man has appeared in the village of Abame.
 * They killed the white man and more where coming.
 * Three more men came without a lot of people knowing and just viewed what was done and left.
 * The three men massacred the clan at the market day.
 * Never kill a man who says nothing.
 * Obierika talks more about what has happened in Umuofia.
 * Obierika sold Okonkwo's yams and brought him his crownies.
 * Ch 16**
 * The missionaries came to Umuofia with their church.
 * Obierkia came to visit Okonkwo becuase Nwoye joined the missonaries.
 * Nwoye rennounced Okonkwo as his father.
 * The missionary comes to Mbanta and talks about the one true god.
 * The white man talked about how they could all ride the iron horses once he settled.
 * Okonkwo talks back about the God having a son.
 * Nwoye was captivated with the idea of the new religion.
 * Ch 17**
 * They gave the missionaries part of the evil forest for them to build there church.
 * They survived the evil forest and gained new memebers.
 * Come every seventh day to worship the true god.
 * The people waited for them to die by their god's hands.
 * They got a woman and heavy with child, Nwoye was seen by the church.
 * Okonkwo attacked Nwoye and demanded where he had been.
 * Nwoye left and went to go join the missionaries.
 * Okonkwo thought about attacking the church.
 * Okonkwo was the roaring flame and realised something very important.
 * Ch 18**
 * The missiaonaries took in the twins and outcasts of the village.
 * Also that they brought a government and which would protect the beliefs of their religion.
 * When osu came to the church the converts wanted them kicked out, but Mr. Kiaga told them they needed the most help.
 * Before god we are all children of god.
 * They talked about how osu were unclean.
 * Mr. Kiaga stood firm and saved the young church.
 * A convert killed a royal python.
 * The people of Mbanto decided to exclude the worshippers of the church from the life of the clan.
 * The church wanted women to go get supplies to clean the church.
 * When the guy who killed the python he also died so the village lifted the ban.
 * Ch 19**
 * Okonkwo was on his last year of his seven years of exile.
 * Okonkwo had more kids in exile.
 * Okonkwo wanted to hold a great feast for his mothers clan.
 * The preparation was complex and a lot of food was presented.
 * they talk about how they fear for the young people and the new religion.
 * Part 3**
 * Ch 20**
 * Okonkwo has already been thinking about how he would return to the village.
 * When Nwoye had left Okonkwo rennounced Nwoye as his son and his four other sons were told that they must go by the religion.
 * Eznima grew up to be a great maiden and was asked to be married by many men becuase her father told her to marry in Umuofia.
 * Okonkwo still wishes that Enzima was a man because of how well she understands him.
 * Ogbuefi Ugonna turned and became the first man to take the holy communion.
 * they also created a court and the ash-buttocks or kotma were court messengers becuase they enforced the rules.
 * they have admitted they are starting to fall apart.
 * Ch 21**
 * The white men brought a lunatic religion but they had also built a trading store and palm-oil and kernel were valuable items.
 * Mr. Brown the white missionary restrained his flock from provoking the wrath of the clan.
 * Enoch killed and ate the sacred python and his father put a curse on him.
 * He had made friends with a high ranking man named Akunna and they both talked greatly about each of their religions.
 * Akunna is a very insightful man in the way he describes the minor gods as messengers from the one true god and how Mr. Brown is a messenger from god.
 * Mr. Brown builds schools and hospitals and encourages children to come to the school.
 * More people came and accepted the schooling system and the hospital and soon saw great result.
 * Mr. Brown mission was growing strength but his health was breaking down so he had to leave.
 * Nwoye is now called Isaac.
 * Okonkwo is sad because his returns to the village and nobody even recognizes his return.
 * Umuofia is turning from warlike to womanlike.
 * Ch 22**
 * Reverend James Smith was successor to Mr. Brown.
 * Mr. Smith was depressed about the ignorance of his flock.
 * He suspended a young woman for pouring new wine into old bottles.
 * Mr. Smith was angry when he heard that a woman had let her husband mutilate her child.
 * Enoch had unmasked one of the egwugwu, which started to turn everything upside down.
 * The sacred bull-roarer was rung in broad daylight when all the egwugwu gathered in the marketplace.
 * The egwugwu then and went to go find and kill enoch.
 * Mr. Smith told his followers that they should trust in the lord god to protect them.
 * The egwugwu burned down the church but not before trying to talk things over.
 * Ch 23**
 * Okonkwo was starting to feel happy again.
 * The district commissioner returned and called a meeting of the leaders in his headquarters.
 * Okonkwo was one of the six and told them they should go armed.
 * Commissioner wants to talk peace but kidnapps the six men instead.
 * They shaved all of their heads and disrespected them after the commissioner told them not to.
 * The people of umuofia payed the twoo hundrer and fifty bag of crowies to the messengers.
 * A big meeting to decide if to pay was called together.
 * Ch 24**
 * Okonkwo and others were set free after fine was paid.
 * Men followed each of the six prisoners home to thier obi's.
 * Okonkwo was remembering the time when Okudo could get every one rilled up.
 * A gathering of men started in umuofia to discuss what to do.
 * If we do go to war then we fight our brothers and sons.
 * A group of messenger came to tell them to stop the meeting but Okonkwo killed the head messenger.
 * Ch 25**
 * The commissioner comes to Okonkwo's compound and asked where he is.
 * Obierika took them to where he is because they could help them.
 * They spotted Okonkwo's dangling dead body.
 * Talk about how suicide is un clean.
 * Obierika has a sudden outburst but calms himself.
 * The commissioner talks about how he is writting a book and what should be in it