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Sarah, Caleb, Jeff, Glenn, Steven, Katie

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Summary: Okonkwo is a respected member of his village because he threw Amalinze the cat, the greatest wrestler for 7 year, on his back. He dosen't respect unsuccessful people, including his father who was a debtor, who owed money to too many people. He allowed okoye to break the kola nut. Unoka Is know'n for his debts to the village and is not ashamed. He is aware of his debts that he owes people but makes no effort to pay them back. His sons reputation is much greater than his while his son owns a large farm with many yams and is marrying his third wife.

We think that the father is going to get harrased for debts that he owes.

CHAPTER 2 Summary / predictions

Progress : Middle of page 12

Summary: While Ogbuefi Ezuedo is a powerful public speaker and is highly respected another member of Umuofia, Ogbuefi Udo looses his wife and is given a virgin from the murdering village to replace her loss and they're also given a 15 year boy that is not heading in the right direction. Umuofia is feared by the other villages and always attempt a peace treaty before any threanting or war occurs. Umuofia is scared to walk through the center of town due to the lady with the "one foot". Okonkwo is housing ikemefuna and is responsible for his well being. His family struggled from fatique where Okonkwo. His first son is Nwoye, who first developed into a sad-faced youth. His father was called a agbala, which is another name for a woman and also means a man with no title. Okonkowo goes to a "medicine house" to worship; he has eight children and three wives. Ikemfuna was taken from his mother and giving to Okonkwo and Okonkwo gave Ikemfuna to his oldest wife to take care of. Ikemfuna didn't know what was going on and was shocked that his father killed someone.

Predicition: Ikemfuna killed Ogbuefi Ezuedo wife.

CHAPTER 3 Summary/predictions

Progress: Start of chapter four

Unoka went to consult the oracle of the hills and caves and asked why is crops were doing to poorly? The oracle is a place where the people go to consult the gods/goddesses and the priestesses are like the middle men for the people and the oracle. The priestesses change and when Unoka went it was a lady who he talked to. He told the priestess his story about how he works very hard for his crops and does everything to help them grow the best. She told him that he was a weak farmer and that the other farmers use axes and he doesn't making him a weak farmer that doesn't try hard enough. Unoka dies of swelling in his stomach and the arms which was omen to the earth so he was not buried. He rotted above the ground and took his flute with him when he was carried away. Okonkwo was afraid of his father's failing life and shameful death so he was going to do whatever he could to live differently. So he went to Nwakibie for help, Nwakibie owned 3 barns, 9 wives, and 30 kids, other words he was rich! He ended up giving him a lot of yams to plant. Okonkwo needed to support his mother and two sisters. After he planted the yams and made his farm the weather was terrible it went from a drought and then to very violent rain. Overall, everyones crops were ruined, a man even killed himself. Unoka was very proud of him but he was actually annoying Okonkwo. Okonkwo said if he survived this then he can survive anything.

Prediction: Okonkwo's crops will become very successful and he will eventually start to like Ikemefuna as his own child.

Chapter 4 Summary

Progess: page 23-

Okonkwo was treated like a king because of his good fortune. The good treatment got to his head and he took it out on his wife, Ojiugo, for leaving the kids to get her hair done. He did this during the week of peace which is very bad and even though people told him to stop he continued because he always goes all the way. Although he felt bad for what he did he never showed his emotion because that is a sign of weakness. The clan said he let his good fortune get to his head too much. Okonkwo was punished by the priest to make up for the beating he had to bring one goat, hen, length of the cloth, and one hundred cowries. Ikemefuna was forgotten and lived with Okonkwo for three years. At first he was depressed but now he is feeling more apart of the Okonkwo family and even calls Okonkwo his father. Okonkwo teaches Ikemefuna and Nwoye how to plant yams but gets angry when they aren't planting the yams exactly right.

Predictions: Ikemefuna is going to take over the clan. Ikemefuna and Okonkwo are going to bond very good. Okonkwo will beat his wife to get out his anger

Chapter 5 Summary

Progress- ch. 5

The New Yam Festival is a big feast of yams. They throw out the old yams and cook the new yams and eat them. There's a lot of yams and everyone is excited and invite a lot of people. okonkwo was never fond of festivals the yam festival was not that far away. Ikemefuna was really excited because he had never experianced anything like this before. later, Okonkwo got made because he beleived that someone killed the banana tree. he found out that his wife just cut off leaves to wrap food. as a result he beat her again. Then suddenly the wife had mumbled something about guns so in anger he demanded for his child to bring his gun. then he pulls the trigger,but misses. things were back to normal for now. okonkwo is a big jerk.

chapter 6 summary

progress- ch. 6

Maduka is the son of Obierike. Okonkwo almost killed Ekwefi with his gun. Chielo is the preistess of Agbala. Ezinma is Ekwefis only daughter. There was a big fight.

Ch. 7 Summery

progress finished 7 at the start of 8

Nwoye grew up because of Ikemefuna. Okonkwo knew that he Nwoye had to grow up tough to control his women and children. Ikemefuna was tough and helped Nwoye become tough. Okonkwo was telling the boys stories when Ogbuefi Ezeudo, the oldest man in the quarter, told Okonkwo that they were going to kill Ikemefuna because thats what the Oracle said would happen. At the end of the chapter Ikemufuna gets killed by Okonkwo. This was very surprising because he didnt need to be a part of it.

We predict that Okonkwo attitude will soon bring him down. Karma will do its work.

ch.8 summery

okonkwo was feeling ill about killing ikemefuna and didnt know why. he also wished that ezinma was a boy because he felt that nwoyes was not going to be a good man. okonkwo left for obierika's obi to destract his mind from his killing. they talked, he left, and then came back to see that akueke's suiters were there along with obierika's elder brothers. they settled on a price with short broom sticks, deal of 20 bags of cowries.

ch. 9 summery

ezinma gets sick. flash back. ezinma was a hard birth. buried her iyi-uwa. okonkwo, okagbue(the medicin man) and a crowd of people went looking for the pebble while fallowing ezinma to its location. the spot was located and okagbua started to dig. he and okonkwo dig an abnormal deepness for a small girl to go down. found the polished rock and destoyed it. flash back over. ezinma got sick agian. okonkwo made a medicin for her.

we predict that fire will fall from the heavens and the villages will be destroyed.

ch. 10 & 11 summary Ekwefi begins by telling Ezinma stories about a tortoise and birds. Chielo the priestess of Agbala informs Ekwefi that the Agbala wants to see Ezinma. Since Ezinma is Ekwefi's only child she is scared of letting Ezinma go but because of the traditional village they can't deny a God so they let Chielo take her. Cheilo carries Ezinma on her back until they get to the cave. Okonkwo meets Ekwefi at the cave and mocks her for not going inside.

Progress started at chapter 10 and finished chapter 11 and started chapter 12

We predict that Chielo isn't really posseed and she just wants Ekwefi's daughter and is using Agbala as a cover up to eventually take Enzima as her own

Ch 12 and 13 summary-

Okonkwo went back to the caves for the fourth time to finally find Ekwefi. Ezelagbo's husband cow got lose which cause a lot of noise and the women had to stop preparing the food. There is a marrige in the town and a lot of wine was brought to the wedding. Some one had died, it was Ezedu. He was a good man and many people in the town attended his fruneral. Ezudu's 16 year old son was killed by Okonkwo. Okonkwo did not mean to kill him. Because of this Okonkwo is forced to flee to a new land with his family and cannot return for 7 years. The clan was forced to burn Okonkwos compound.

We finished part 1

We predict that okonkwo and his family will not be accepted and respected in his hometown, Mbanta. Okonkwo is respected a lot where he use to live and we believe he will not have that same respect in his old town. =**PART 2!**=

Progress- started part 2 and ended on ch. 17

Summary- the eldest of the Mbanta clan was named Uchendu. Okonkwo felt very sorry for himself and after planting his 300 yams he got he was still unhappy. Uchendu sees this and basically tells Okonkwo to suck it up and that he doesn't have it bad at all. Obierka comes and visits Okonkwo at his new home. Missionaries came to Umuofia and were trying to convert people. The leaders of the clan were sorrowful about this and didn't believe the one god would hold up. A white man came and told everyone about their religion. Most of them did not believe him and made fun of him but Nwoye thought the religion had poetry and it answered his questions. Nwoye joined the missionary and Okonkwo is not happy with him.

Prediction- Okonkwo will punish his son for joining the missionary and then he will be punished for beating his son by the other members of the missionary.

Progress- started chapter 17 got all the way through chapter 18

The christians are still in the village converting the native people. One of Okonkwo's cousin's saw Nwoye at a gathering with christians and it made Okonkwo very mad. Okonkwo even thought about taking his machete and wiping out everyone at the christian church. He chokes Nwoye for associating with the christians. Okonkwo begins to think that he was cursed to have a son like him. The villagers gave the missionaries land. Okoli killed the sacred pyhton. The women of the village were suppose to clean the church but stood the chance of be outlawed by the clan village. Mr. Kiaga continues to convert people in the village.

Prediction- Okonkwo will do something drastic especially with the amount of christiamn influence entering the village.

ch 19-

It was Okonkwo's last harvest. He had been there for seven years now. His last year Okonkwo sent money to Oberika to build two huts so his family could live in his compound. 2 of Okonkwo's wives go to get Cassava and Okonkwo puts on a huge feast.

We predict for part two that Okonkwo will not be accepted back to Umofia.

Progress- finished chapter 20,21, and 22.

Ch-20 Ezinma is now called Crystal of Beauty just like her mother was called when she was young. She will not marry unitl she is in Umofia because of her fathers wishes. The white man brought over trade and government with the court.

Ch-21 Mr. Brown came and he built a school and a small hospital and wanted everybody to go there. Nobody noticed that Okonkwo came back.

Ch-22 Mr. Brown successor Reverand James Smith came. He sees things in black and white. One of the greatest crimes is unmasking an egwugue in piblic. Enoch removed mask with a cane. Egwugwa burnt down the church.

Prediction- We predict that the whole clan is going to fall apart and be destroyed.

Ch-23 the clan wants to drive away the christians. commissioner wants to know what happened a day before. the leaders of umuofia are prisoners, worth 250 bags of cowries.

Ch-24 meetings of the umuofian people. okonkwo killed the head missionary.

Ch-25 okonkwo hanged himself. uncostom. END.

Arguable Statements
 * 1) changing to the christian faith would have been easier than trying to stay with their religion.
 * 2) umuofia's way of living is the right way to live.
 * 3) ezinma was the strongest of all the children.
 * 4) okonkwo was a rightuos man.
 * 5) enoch was the bravest christian.
 * 6) okonkwo's leaving was the best thing for him.
 * 7) the white men helped umuofia more than the people know.
 * 8) the events would have all gone the same even if okonkwo didnt leave.
 * 9) faith is more importent than family.
 * 10) it is better to live in fear.