Chapter Twenty-four

The prisoners were let go and walked home in silence. The women and children, on their way to the river, that they passed, were afraid of them. They were very angry and upset about the incident. When Okonkwo go home, Ezinma made a meal for him. That night, a meeting is called for the next morning. The next day, Okonkwo wants war, and thinks about a certain person who he fears will not want to go to war, his name is Egonwanne, and he is very influential. That is why he hopes he will not be able to attend the meeting. The next day at the meeting, Okonkwo and Obierika go to the meeting, and Egonwanne is there, but the meeting is interrupted by white messengers. They say the meeting must end now. Okonkwo confronts them and ends up using his machete and cutting off the lead messenger’s head off. He then leaves, and now knows that the clan will never go to war. I think it was irrational for him to do that because now he has cause more problems for his clan. With him being a warrior, he is disappointed in the clan, it seem like he is very depressed. I wonder where he went, and what the clan will do with him now