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How has the killing of Ikemefuna affect Okonkwo?
Following Ikemefuna’s death, Okonkwo loses his appetite and does not eat any food for the next two days, only drinking palm wine from the morning to the evening. Okonkwo’s relationship with Nwoye is permanently ruined, and he cannot sleep at night. Okonkwo also becomes ill and cannot stop thinking about Ikemefuna.
How does Okonkwo initially react when an elder attempts to kill Ikemefuna?
How does Okonkwo react to Ikemefuna’s death? He feels guilty for killing him. He wants to work but can’t cause it’s the down season, but he doesn’t eat either.
How important is the killing of Ikemefuna?
He serves as a role model for Okonkwo’s eldest son, Nwoye, and over time he also earns Okonkwo’s respect. But more important than the role he plays in Okonkwo’s family is the effect his death has on the unfolding events of the novel. In this sense, the death of Ikemefuna signals the start of things falling apart.
Why was Ikemefuna sacrificed?
Ikemefuna is the ill-fated boy the Mbaino sacrifice to Umuofia in order to prevent war. Ikemefuna is unaware that his father had a hand in killing one of the daughters of Umuofia and doesn’t understand why he’s taken away from his mother and sister.
Why is Ikemefuna offered to the village of Umuofia?
Ikemefuna is a fifteen-year-old boy from a neighboring clan, Mbaino, who is given up to Umuofia as a sacrifice for killing one of the women of Umuofia. He lives with Okonkwo’s family for three years before the elders order him to be killed. His murder, in which Okonkwo takes a part, haunts Okonkwo throughout the book.
How does nwoye feel about Ikemefuna?
Nwoye loved Ikemefuna like a brother, and Okonkwo had effectively become the boy’s father. It descended on him again, this feeling, when his father walked in, that night after killing Ikemefuna.
What happens to twins born in Umuofia?
What happen to twins born in Umuofia? twins are thought to be evil. They are taken to the Evil Forest and left to die.
Why is Ikemefuna at Umuofia?
How does Nwoye feel about Ikemefuna?
How do his feelings toward Nwoye compare with his feelings toward Ikemefuna?
Ikemefuna is masculine and possesses many character traits that Okonkwo admires. Nwoye is Okonkwo’s biological son who he views with contempt. In contrast to Ikemefuna, Okonkwo feels that Nwoye is effeminate and overly sensitive. Okonkwo shuns Nwoye and wishes that Ikemefuna was his biological son.
Who is Ikemefuna?
Ikemefuna is a fifteen-year-old boy from a neighboring clan, Mbaino, who is given up to Umuofia as a sacrifice for killing one of the women of Umuofia. He lives with Okonkwo’s family for three years before the elders order him to be killed.