When Ikemefuna's death came in the novel my reaction was just shocked. What made my heart drop the most was that Ikemefuna ran up to Okonkwo saying "My father they are killing." I was not expecting the fact that Okonkwo had raised his machete and had cut down his adopted son, and he really cared for Ikemefuna. Even though he wasn't his biological son Okonkwo still accepted him because he enjoyed the fact that his actual son Nwoye had someone to look up to, and started to slowly act like a man. Another thing that I found surprising was that Okonkwo actually felt and let his emotion of pain show, especially for a man who hides his emotions in fear of being seen as weak.
Okonkwo needs to face the truth
ReplyDeleteMy reaction was similar, the part that hit home was when Okonkwo finished Ikemefuna off. I didnt think Okonkwo was going to do that.
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ReplyDeleteMy reaction was the same, I never thought that Okonkwo would kill someone he grew fond of. Ikemefuna even called for his help but instead was killed by someone he called father. He really needs to change his actions on how he treats people
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