Thursday, February 7, 2008
Chapter Nineteen
Finally it has been seven years in exile, and Okonkwo is planning to move back to Umuofia. He has Obierika build two huts for him so he has a place to return to. Okonkwo also has a great feast for his kinsman in Mbanta. While preparing for the feast, Ekwefi, Ezinma and Obiageli, Ojiugo’s Daughter go to pick tubers and it had been raining. Ezinma was complaining about the rain and asked if she would dissolve like salt, by Obiageli. I thought this was cool because I am pretty sure that the story was written from the past, and that saying is still used today. The feast amazed all of the kinsmen because of all the food that was prepared. One of the kinsman made speech to praise Okonkwo for preparing such a big feast for them all. And just another random question, how many kids do these families have, honestly, how can they afford them all, because Okonkwo had two more kids in Mbanta.
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Ezinma is such a neat character. i totally forgot about the salt story until you re-told it. The book was written like back in the 1950's or 60's I can't remember. Anyway, I think the saying may be old. I don't recall anyone here using it.
Family size is quite large by our standards. The idea is the more wives a man has, his social status is viewed as "richer" than others. The more kids you have, the more future workers in the fields you have. It's kind of crazy, but it works for their culture I guess.
Mr. Farrell
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