Important Terms
A brief, simple, and popular saying that gives advice and embodies a truth.
Okonkwo's eldest son who is the frequent object of his father's
criticism.
The living quarters for the head of a family.
Extreme pride and arrogance shown by a
character, which ultimately brings about his downfall.
The boy from a neighboring clan who is given up to Umuofia as a sacrifice for killing one of the women.
The name of titles or ranks.
A literary character who makes a judgment error that
inevitably leads to his own destruction.
This girl has a very close relationship with her mother, and is her father's favorite child.
The village green where assemblies take place.
Land reserved for the gods where twins are left to die.
The white colonial administrator of Umuofia.
When respected men of the clan become the living vessels for clan spirits using elaborate costumes and masks.
A person through whom a god was believed to speak.
Okonkwo’s uncle who welcomes them to Mbanta.
The name for a child who dies and returns to its mother to be reborn.
What is ogbanje?