Symbols
These were broken at every meeting and symbolized the welcoming of someone into your home or meeting before they were eaten.
To begin, or to start.
Expectations of and value of masculinity in society
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The Author of our novel.
Who is, Chinua Achebe?
Said to symbolize the wealth and prosperity of a man in the city. They were measured by the barn load.
To think about deeply and for an extended period of time.
What is, to Ponder?
Importance of language/communication in a culture
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Who is the protagonist of our novel.
Who is, Okonkwo?
A swarm of insects that were said to symbolize the oncoming wave of white colonizers to the area.
What were, the Locusts?
What is, severe regret for an action of circumstance?
What is, remorse?
Value of tradition vs inability to accept change
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Our protagonist's eldest daughter who he thinks: "should have been a boy".
Who is, Ezinma?
The place where disease and "evil bodies" were burred of left. Okonkwo is buried here because he committed a crime against the Earth.
What is, the Evil Forest?
To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
What is, Digress?
Inherent value of individual cultures
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Who is, Nwoye?
Symbolizing the founders of their society, these were supposed to be spirits of the nine original people of lower Nigeria. They were also accompanied by "Evil Forest".
What were the, Egwugwu?
Relating to, composed of, or involving two things.
What is, Binary?
Who is our main characters best friend and narrator of the final chapter?
Who is, Obierika?