Thursday, February 7, 2008
Things Fall Apart Chapter 17
This chapter talks about the missionaries. They tried to build a church in the village. The people would not allow it, so they told the missionaries they could build the church in the Evil Forest. They hoped that the missionaries would be killed by the evil spirits within days. They are surprised to find that nothing has happened to them. Then after twenty-eight days, the spirits' grace period, the villagers expect the missionaries to be killed. Nothing happens. This leads to many converts in the village. Okonkwo's cousin tells him he saw Nwoye with the missionaries. Okonkwo chokes his son and is disgraced with him. Nwoye leaves and goes to the white man's school to learn how to read and write.
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The Evil Forest is kind of a joke, since the natives watch and wait... and the spirits don't kill the missionaries. Kind of a farse.
The showdown between Nwoye and his Dad had been brewing for a while. I'm glad he finally stood his ground against his father, although it looks as though it did damage his relationship.
More reflections in your post (see class wiki-website) and less play-by-play is what I'm looking for.
Mr. Farrell
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