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Chinua Achebe's college work sharpened his interest in indigenous Nigerian cultures. He had grown up in Ogidi, a large village in Nigeria. His father taught at the missionary school, and Achebe witnessed firsthand the complex mix of benefit and catastrophe that the Christian religion had brought to…

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What do Okonkwo's springing to his feet and then sitting immediately imply?
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Discuss the type of language that Achbe uses to describe the fight and how this might add to the importance of this scene.
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What line i the first page of th chpater would indicate that Nwoye is only acting in a certain way in order to appease his father?
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How does the clan strike an apparent harmony between the will of the Community and the needs of the Individual?
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How does Achebe change the setting to complement what is happening in the story?
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Achebe includes one of the stories that Nwoye likes to hear his mother tell. Why does this story appear here?
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Why does Achebe spend so much time setting up the dichotomy between Okonkwo and Nwoye?
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Again Okonkwo mentions that Ezinma should have been a boy. Why is it important that he mentions this at this point in the story?
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How does the reader know that Okonkwo is worried, not only about the future of his family, but also the future of the village?
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How does Okonkwo onve again place his own fears above the good of his community?
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Why does Okonkwo dress to go with the men who are taking Ikemefuna instead of staying removed from the business as he is told?
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What two themes have been identified by the end of chapter 7?
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How does this chapter establish that things are changing within the village?
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How are white people introduced in this chapter? What is the tone of the chapter at the time they are introduced?
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What does Obierika believe about Okonkwo's decision to help carry out Ikemefuna's death? What might this foreshadow?
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What is the purpose of Nwoye's point of view?
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Why do the village elders decide that Ikemefuna is to be killed?
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How does Okonokwo define manliness?
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How does Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna and the relationship the he has developed with his Nwoye?
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What is significant about the number of drums used at the wrestling?
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Who is Chielo?
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How does Umuofia choose to settle the dispute? Why do they make this decision?
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Why does the text return to the story of Ikemefuna after spending time discussing the traditions withe the harvest?
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chinua achebe needed much time and space to familiarizeus to the umuofian culture.discus
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How was Okonkwo able to achieve such a high rank within the tribe when his father died a penniless man? How is this different from colonial-era European culture?
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