Things Fall Apart Chapter 3

This chapter discusses how Okonkwo had a very rough childhood and that he had to work hard to where he got. It wrote about how lazy his father was. Hisw father went to see the Oracle to see why his crops would not grow. The priestess of the Oracle basically told him that it was his fault that his crops did not grow. He did not try as hard as the other people who lived in the village and that is why he could not grow anything. It also wrote about how Okonkwo's father died. His stomach started to swell and that was against the peoples' religion. Because of this, Unoka was not allowed to die in his own home. He had to be tied to a tree in the Evil Forest so that he would not come back to die. Okonkwo resesented him for this. It then went on about how Okonkwo worked his way to the top. He borrowed some yam seeds form a wealthy neighbor and tried to grow them. The harvest was horrible because it would rain like crazy, then there would be a drought. He still had a harvest of yams at the end because he saved some of the seeds. I thought that this chapter was kind of pointless. I really did not need to know how Unoka died.

Things Fall Apart Chapter 2

Okonkwo was laying in bed when he hears the town crier yelling about a town meeting in the morning. Okonkwo wonders what it could be about. He finds out that a girl from their village has been murdered by another village. The other village has a choice either to hand over a virgin and a young boy or to go to war. Okonkwo is privaleged enough to be the messenger to the nieghboring village. The village decides to send a girl and a boy instead of going to war. The boy's name is Ikemefuna. He ends up staying with Okonkwo and his family for three years. The chapter also talks about hwo strict Okonkwo is and how hard of a worker he is. He also beats his son because he thinks he is weak. Ikemefuna was very afraid and didn't know what was going to happen to him. It ends there. I wonder what is going to happen to Ikemefuna.

A Separate Piece Chapter 1

Chapter One was very short. It kind of just gave a background of the main character, Okonkwo. I think that Okonkwo hides his feelings and is seen as very harsh and strict. I also think that he has some issues with his father, Unoka, that died. He seems to be embarassed of how lazy his father was and how he lived. Okonkwo is trying to make up for the failure that his father was. He worked hard to get to the respectable position that he is at in the village. A boy named Ikemefuna is brought up. Who is he and why is he important?