Vocabulary
A personal god
What is Chi?
The event where young men can prove themselves during the New Yam Festival
What is the wrestling match?
The main character.
This symbol in the novel represents strength, pride, and traditional masculinity in Igbo society.
What is yams?
This annual festival celebrates the harvest and honors the earth goddess Ani.
What is the New Yam Festival?
What is Obi?
Okonkwo's first transgression, commits a massive crime against a sacred tradition.
What is Okonkwo beating his wife during Peace week?
Children from foreign village, lives with Okonwko
Who is Ikemefuna?
The arrival of this group symbolizes the disruptive force of colonialism and change in Umuofia.
Who are the European missionaries or colonizers ?
A woman; or a man with no title
What is agbala?
The beginning of Okonkwo's troubles in the new village, mesmerizing Nwoye.
What is the arrival of Christian missionaries?
Considered the wise man of the tribe; Okonkwo's best friend
Who is Obierika?
This natural event symbolizes the fragility of Okonkwo's world and the impending downfall of Igbo traditions.
What is the rainy season or the locusts ?
What is egwugwu?
Okonkwo's final transgression, occurs during Ezeudu's funeral
Okonkwo's father, known for his laziness
Who is Unoka?
The egwugwu, who represents this, symbolize the connection between the spiritual and communal justice in Igbo culture.
What is ancestral spirits?
The priestess of the Igbo people
Who is Chielo?
Okonkwo's exile is symbolized by this, representing his separation from his community and loss of status.
What is being sent to his motherland (Mbanta) or exile ?
This ritual involves the killing of a twin child believed to bring bad luck.
What is the killing of an ogbanje?