How is gender viewed in the Igbo culture?
The Igbos is traditionally patriarchal. The male child is brought to see himself as superior to the females,[18] and he is made to understand this very early in life. Thus, the male child is seen are as being very important by both men and women in the traditional Igbo society.
What happens in chapter 4 of things fall apart?
Summary: Chapter 4 The clan decides that Ikemefuna will stay with Okonkwo. Ikemefuna is homesick and scared at first, but Nwoye’s mother treats him as one of her own, and he is immediately popular with Okonkwo’s children.
Why is Okafo carried on villagers shoulders?
The crowd carries the victorious Okafo on their shoulders with pride. The spectacle of the wrestling matches illustrates the value that is placed on physical agility and strength in the Igbo culture.
What shameful illness did Unoka die of?
swelling
How does Okonkwo accidentally kill?
When Okonkwo fired his gun, it exploded and a piece of iron pierced the boy’s heart. In the history of Umuofia, such an accident has never occurred. Okonkwo’s accidental killing of a clansman is a crime against the earth goddess, and he knows that he and his family must leave Umuofia for seven years.
Does Ezinma marry?
Because she is her mother’s only child, Ezinma is coddled and often acts in a bolder manner than the other children. She grows up into a beauty like her mother, comes back to Umuofia after living in exile with her father, and gets married there.
Why does Ekwefi prize her daughter Ezinma so highly?
Ekwefi did prize her children really highly, because of the fact that all of her children had died at a young age. Ezinma was her only child. She treated Ezinma with much love, and she even fead her eggs. Her children were believed to be cursed by Ogbanje, an evil spirt.
Why does he dislike his son nwoye so much?
Why doe he dislike his so Nwoye so much? He thinks he is lazy. Describe the family structure in the culture? It keeps everything in order and there is no question where someone stands.