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After his exile, okonkwo lost his titles. This affected him deeply in his ego, because he wanted to be someone important. All the same, he was treated with respect and admiration. He convinces Ezinma not to marry yet because he wanted his son in law to be rich, powerful and with titles, for he would only approve of that. In the meantime, the white men have brought lots of changes, such as the fact that their presence was more of a government than a visit. They were a whole society that was working against the tribes traditions, and this angered Okonkwo, Obierika and others. They wanted to kick them out, make them leave, for they were only causing bad things to happen.
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Akumma explains to Mr. Brown that the fetiches and symbols that they have are more of messengers and servants than gods themselves. Being servers of the gods, they want to represent their adoration for the one god through those messengers idols. At the same time, Nwoye has changed his name to a christian one, Isaac. He is studying to be a teacher. Mr. Brown visits Okonkwo to tell him this, and Okonkwo is extremely mad. He chases him off with threats of killing him if he returned. Okonkwo is grieved by the happenings in Umuofia and how the place has changed because it is no longer the tribe of strong men that he remembered and was part of. He sees tham all as weak and cowards, and wishes to change that.
After his exile, okonkwo lost his titles. This affected him deeply in his ego, because he wanted to be someone important. All the same, he was treated with respect and admiration. He convinces Ezinma not to marry yet because he wanted his son in law to be rich, powerful and with titles, for he would only approve of that. In the meantime, the white men have brought lots of changes, such as the fact that their presence was more of a government than a visit. They were a whole society that was working against the tribes traditions, and this angered Okonkwo, Obierika and others. They wanted to kick them out, make them leave, for they were only causing bad things to happen.
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Akumma explains to Mr. Brown that the fetiches and symbols that they have are more of messengers and servants than gods themselves. Being servers of the gods, they want to represent their adoration for the one god through those messengers idols. At the same time, Nwoye has changed his name to a christian one, Isaac. He is studying to be a teacher. Mr. Brown visits Okonkwo to tell him this, and Okonkwo is extremely mad. He chases him off with threats of killing him if he returned. Okonkwo is grieved by the happenings in Umuofia and how the place has changed because it is no longer the tribe of strong men that he remembered and was part of. He sees tham all as weak and cowards, and wishes to change that.
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Literally it meant that in a dace, the drums were played to the dancers rhythim, not the other way around. It is a metaphor used to explain how everything was going in the way that Reverend Smith wanted. In Umuofia, the greatest crimes are attacking godly representations such as the sacred python or the egwuwu and committing suicide, both of which are performed in this book. Enoch specifically unmasks an egwuwu, who the next day gathers the rest and burns down Enoch's compound. Enoch unmasked the egwuwu to try to prove that they are no more than human like them, not spirits or anything above, insulting the tribe's beliefs. Mr Smith wishes to eliminate the pagan religions that these men hold, but the passive way. On the other hand, the religious fanatics who are below him keeps on directly attacking the culture and religion, and so Ajofia (along with others) convinces the people to attack back, and cleanse the tribe from Enoch's sins by burning down the church. Mr. Smith tries to avoid it, and is burnt down alongside it.
Literally it meant that in a dace, the drums were played to the dancers rhythim, not the other way around. It is a metaphor used to explain how everything was going in the way that Reverend Smith wanted. In Umuofia, the greatest crimes are attacking godly representations such as the sacred python or the egwuwu and committing suicide, both of which are performed in this book. Enoch specifically unmasks an egwuwu, who the next day gathers the rest and burns down Enoch's compound. Enoch unmasked the egwuwu to try to prove that they are no more than human like them, not spirits or anything above, insulting the tribe's beliefs. Mr Smith wishes to eliminate the pagan religions that these men hold, but the passive way. On the other hand, the religious fanatics who are below him keeps on directly attacking the culture and religion, and so Ajofia (along with others) convinces the people to attack back, and cleanse the tribe from Enoch's sins by burning down the church. Mr. Smith tries to avoid it, and is burnt down alongside it.
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