Summary


 * Day 1:** We were introduced to Okonkwo, who was famous for defeating Amalinze the Cat in a fight. He currently is about 38, tall, huge (presumably muscular), busy eyebrows, and a wide nose. He also has a slight stammer, has a violent anger because of it, and has no patience. We also were introduced to his dead father, Unoka. He was a lazy man and improvident. Sometimes he was a drunkard and not very good with money. He's a flutist and in his past he was a nice man that appreciated the seasons and loved a lot of things.

We also learned more about Okonkwo. He was a great man with two barns of yams, three wives, and two titles. Basically he's just better than his dad. Not only that but Okonkwo is a warrior that has taken 5 heads and on celebrations he drinks palm-wine from the head of his enemy. One day a messanger came to Umuofia explaining about how Ogbuefi Udo's daughter had been murdered by men from Mbaino. As such the men of Umuofia who had strong war-medicine and was a feared village offered a choice, war or a young man and a virgin. Mbaino chose the latter so Udo got the virgin and Okonkwo was given the 15 year old Ikemefuna to watch over until they decided his fate. Finally Okonkwo was a tough father who beat his wife and children. He also doesn't want to be like his dad so he is far from lazy and indebted.
 * Day 2:** We learned more about Unoka. Unoka doesn't like war or blood and is heavily to a lot of people, but only worked to paying off the most expensive debts. He also one day broke kola with a friend known as Okoye. Okoye is a musician that had a barn of yams, three wives, and had a way with words. Speaking of which proverbs were a very essential part to Ibo conversation.

The next thing the book talks about is how Okonkwo started off his life. Since he had no farm or yams he began to work for Nwakibie. Nwakibie was a wealthy man, the wealthiest, and had 3 barns, 9 wives, and 30 children. He also had the highest title offered. Okonkwo came to his house and they broke kola and drunk palm-wine. Here we hear some small talk and learn some things about Anasi, Nwakibie's first wife. She was tall, strongly built, and middle aged. The first wife gets to wear the husbands titles and is allowed to drink before the other wives. The drinking order went; The bringer of the wine, then the oldest to the youngest, and then the wives in order of marriage. Finally Nwakibie ends the "dinner party" by telling Okonkwo that he does trust him because he's hard working, much more than the other young adults, so therefore he gave Okonkwo 800 yam seeds, and then he received another 400 yam seeds from Isiuzo, his father's friend. Unfortunatly the growing season was all screwed up and the rains came early and then a drought killing his yams. He still had his friends yams, but the rains came too strong and over-watered the yams. In the next chapter, we start to learn more about Okonkwo home life and Ikemefuna. Ikemefuna at first was sick and fearful of Okonkwo. But as the three years of his stay continued, he became closer to Nwoye and the family. However Okonkwo created a stressful situation when on the Week of Peace he beat his younger wife, Ojiugo. She had gone away and not come back in time to make him dinner. So the priest Ezeani of the Earth Goddess, Ani, came to his Obi and scolded him and forced him to repent. However for the rest of the week the village could only speak of his faliure and how he had no respect.
 * Day 3:** The chapter started with talk of the Oracle, named Agbala. The Oracle lived in a sort of cave that could only be reached by crawling on your body. Futhermore the only light in the cavern came from the embers of fire logs. Thus the priestess was the only one who could see the Oracle. In Okonkwo's past, the priestess was known as Chika and as all priestesses she was feared. Unoka had come to the Oracle asking about his bad crops and the priestess basically called him lazy and told to do work. The story story continued to say that Unoka had bad Chi that lead to ill-fate. So it was no surprise that he died from swelling which was considered an abomonation of the Earth and so he was not given a burial and instead rotted away in the Forest of Evil.

The book began with the Feast of the New Yam. The Feast of the New Yam was held every year before the harvest began, to honor the Earth goddess, Ani, and the ancestral spirits of the clan. New yams could not be eaten until they were offered to these powers. Everyone looked forward to it because it began the season of plenty and on the last night before the festival began, everyone who had old yams disposed of them because only new, fresh, tasty yams should be eaten at the feast. Finally Yam foo-foo and vegetable soup was the most popular dish and so much was made that there was always leftovers. Three days before the festival, Okonkwo’s wives decorated the home, themselves, and the children in a variety of colors. Okonkwo however was angry and on the prowl. He found a tree with broken leaves and screamed out to find who had done it. It was his second wife Ekwefi. She received a sound beating and then Okonkwo fired his gun at her, who was unharmed. Then we find out that Ekwefi was once the village beauty who was a fan of the wrestling matches every festival. It was at one of these matches where Okonkwo had beaten the Cat that he had won Ekwefi’s heart. We also learned of the daughters of Okonkwo: Ekwefi’s daughter is Ezinma, Obiageli is Nwoye’s sister, and Nkechi is Ojiugo’s daughter. At the wrestling match the next day, Maduka the son of Obierika did an amazing move during the wrestling contest causing wild excitement from everyone. While cheering Ekwefi ran into Chielo and she stated that her daughter would stay. Chielo is the current priestess of the Oracle. Finally, during the wrestling match, Okafu overcame Ikezue and won the match. Days after the festival, Ogbuefi Ezeudu, visited Okonkwo during his dinner, and he is the oldest man in Umuofia. He was once a great warrior and was now the most respected person. Ezeudu was there to inform Okonkwo that the village has decieded to kill Ikemefuna.
 * Day 4:**

The chapter begins with Okonkwo going out with a group of men and Ikemefuna. They had told them that they were taking him back, however that was a lie and in the end they killed Ikemefuna, Okonkwo dealing the finishing blow. In the days that followed Okonkwo was saddened although he tried not to show it. For three days he only drunk wine. Eventually Okonkwo went to speak with Obierika who talked some sense in to him and showed him why he shouldn't have killed Ikemefuna. Another few days later Okonkwo's daughter Ezinma came down with sickness. At this point in time we learn about Ekwefi's bad luck with children and how she had lost 3 prior. Her children were now concidered Obanje and they called in a specialist to save her child's future. Through the ritual Ezinma's Iyi-uwa was dug up and Ezinma was "cured". Another few days later we see our first 'court' case with the egwugwu and how that is run. The case being over a wife leaving her husbands abuse.
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The chapter begins with Chielo being posessed and calling for Ezinma. Ekwefi fears for Ezinma's life and follows Chielo and Ezinma to the cave but dares not go in so she waits outside. Okonkwo shows up and waits with Ekwefi to make sure of Ezinma's safety, Chielo passes by without even acknowledging Ezinma's parent's presence. Umofia is a buzz like an anthill with the gathering for Obierika's son's marriage to Akueke. The party goes down well although there was an incident in which a Cow was let out of the stable. The next day/night the ekwe began talking to the town. The reason behind this is because Ezeudu had died. People came to morn his death and the men had manly morns and the women wailed. Then the egwugwu came to watch over the death and the leader of the egwugwu gave a speech for Ezeudu. However during the funeral dance/celebration a shard from Okonkwo's gun as he fired it embeds into Ezeudu's 16 year old son's heart and kills him. As punishment Okonkwo and his family are forced into a seven year banishment and their land is torched. Now Okonkwo lives in Mbanta.
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Okonkwo went to Mbanta and was a given a plot of land with seeds. He and his family wernt motivated to start a new farm... but he did. Each of Uchendi's five sons gave 300 yam seeds. While they were planting the new farm, it started to hail. Okonkwo named most of Ucehedu's children Nneka, or mother is supreme. The motherland is when there sorrow and bitterness. The fatherland is when it is good. Obierka came to Ookonkwo's house and told him that Abame was wiped out by the missionary. The missionaries then came to Umuofia. They had a meeting in the village with a interpretuner. They said there was only one god "he has earth, the sky, you, me and all of us." Mr. kiaga was the interpretuer and the teacher of the missionaries. Okonkwo then threatedned Nwiye with death. Okonkwo then talked about going to the church killing everyone.
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Okonkwo had returned from exile and he had a glorious idea about his return. Unfortunatly when he came back, Umuofia everything had changed. The church had a bigger congregation, they had built a school and a trade-market. The missionary leader, Mr. Brown tried convincing people to go to school and eventually it worked. At the same time he began talking with a young man named Akunna and they shared beliefs and Mr. Brown started to learn more about them. However Mr. Brown went sick and had to leave. In his place a much strikter man, Reverend James Smith who had a darker belief and a heavier hand. Also Enoch a trouble maker flurioushed under the new pastor and started doing more and more bolder things. One day he accousted an egwugwu and removed his mask which was considered murder. They then got pissed and ran after him and attacked the church where he was housed burning it down. Days later the District Commisionar asked for six men, Okonkwo included, to visit him and talk about this event. However it was a trap and they were imprisoned while their familes were extorted for 250 cowries.
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The prisoners were let free from where they were held after their families payed for them. Ezinma made a meal for Okonkwo however he wasn't much hungry and only ate it for Ezinma. He had been whipped and abused and he was very pissed. Soon Umuofia began holding a large counsel to resolve the current issues. Okonkwo wishes to speak however his major obstacle was Egonwanne who had a "silver tongue" and would profess peace. When the speaking begins, Onyeka quiets the people and Okika is the first to speak. He describes why the are here, and what was going down. They also scorn their tempted brothers and sons. Soon they are interrupted by court messengers and Okonkwo beheads the main messenger. When the District Commissioner arrives Obierika leads him to Okonkwo who had hung himself and explains how they can't touch him because of his evil body. The District Commissioner leaves and as he is leaving he thinks to himself of his future book: The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger.
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