Thursday, December 7, 2017
Things Fall Apart
From what I have read so far I would say that I enjoy Things Fall Apart. The characters that stood out to me the most would be Ikemefuna and Ezinma. I think that Okonkwo shouldn't have killed Ikemefuna just because he didn't want to be seen as weak. Days after he couldn't do much from the fact of thinking of Ikemefuna. Since the day of the murder didn't show Okonkwo's "weakness", it later showed days after that he had some symphony. Ikemefuna was his adopted son and a great role model for Nwoye, but the fact that Okonkwo murdered him still gets me. The women in the book are limited to what they can do. I have respect that Ezinma enjoys the "manly" things. She isn't just focused on helping around the house but wants to see the things she enjoys.
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I also think that Ikemefuna shouldn't have died. He was like the perfect son that Okonkwo never had! But because there is such an emphasis on being strong and trying not to show an ounce of weakness, Okonkwo had to kill him. :(
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on how Ikemefuna was a good role model for Nwoye because of his masculinity. Okonkwo shouldn’t have killed him, but instead defend him out of respect and love. I think Ezinma is a pretty cool character because of her “manly” attitude and activities she does to enjoy herself.
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