Why does Okonkwo kill the messenger?
Why does Okonkwo kill the District Commissioner’s messenger? Okonkwo kills the District Commissioner’s messenger to rebel against the Commissioner and the missionaries. Prior to this event, the Commissioner tricked the clansmen and put them in jail for burning down his church.
What are Egwugwu actually?
According to tradition, any village ancestor who has been buried in the earth returns during an annual ceremony as an egwugwu. In reality, an egwugwu is a clansman wearing a mask representing an ancestor who has come back from the dead.
How did ear respond when mosquito asked if she would marry him?
When Mosquito asked Ear to marry him, she fell on the floor laughing. Ear thought Mosquito looked like a skeleton and insinuated that he would not live much longer. Mosquito was humiliated, so any time he passes by, he tells Ear that he is still alive.
What role do the Egwugwu fulfill for the villagers in this chapter?
4. What role do the egwugwu fulfill for the villagers in this chapter? The egwugwu acts as a tribunal to judge disputes in Umuofia.
What is the message in the tale of the snake lizard?
The snake-lizard is a lighthearted tale about ignorance and cooking vegetables. The tortoise story solves the mystery of the creature’s rough shell and the dangers of outsiders. The tale of Mother Kite and Daughter Kite provides valuable advice about evaluating an opponent.
What are Ogbanje and what is done with them?
An ogbanje is a changeling, a child who repeatedly dies and returns to its mother. How can humans defeat the ogbanje’s wickedness? Humans defeat the ogbanje’s wickedness by sending the pregnant woman to stay with her people so that she will elude her wicked tormentor and break its evil cycle of birth and death.
What is the name of Okonkwo’s second wife?
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What is the meaning of iyi UWA?
An Iyi-uwa is an object from Igbo mythology that binds the spirit of a dead child (known as ogbanje) to the world, causing it to return and be born again to the same mother. Many objects can serve the purpose of iyi-uwa, including stones, dolls, hair or pieces of the dead child’s clothes, omens, or offerings.
What are the outcasts required to do before they may join the church?
In order to join the Christian church, the outcasts must shave off their hair. “a person dedicated to a god, a thing set apart – a taboo for ever, and his children after him. He (can) neither marry nor be married by the free-born.
How does Mr Brown win so many converts?
Mr. Brown succeeds in winning a large number of converts because he listens to the villagers’ stories, beliefs, and opinions. He also accepts the converts unconditionally. His conversation with Akunna represents this sympathetic stance.