Characters
This character is Okonkwo’s oldest son who “was then twelve years old [and] was already causing his father great anxiety for his incipient laziness.”
Nwoye
Why Ikemfuna comes to Umofia
Why is Mbanta the village Okonkwo is sent to?
It was his mother's village
Who plans to write "“The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger”
The District Commissioner
“My father, they have killed me!”
Ikemfuna
This character is one of Okonkwo’s closest friends in Umuofia, and he and the community celebrated his daughter’s uri.
Obierika
Why is Ezinma so special to Okonkwo?
She is the only child of his second wife Ekwefi
The missionaries first build their church in this supposedly cursed location
The Evil Forest
Because of his death, Okonkwo cannot be buried by his clansmen for this reason
Suicide was an abomination
“You said one interesting thing. In my religion Chukwu is a loving Father and need not be feared by those who do His will.”
Mr. Brown
This character is the one who is believed to be an ogbanje and has to find and destroy her iya-uwa.
Ezinma
This causes Okonkwo's exile
Accidentally shooting/killing someone
Okonkwo’s crime is considered this type because it was accidental
feminine
The church is burned down by these masked figures representing ancestral spirits
Egwugwu
“It’s true that a child belongs to its father. But when a father beats his child, it seeks sympathy in its mother’s hut.”
Uchendu
This character is an interpreter who becomes the leader of the Christian congregation in Mbanta.
Mr. Kiaga
Chielo
This white missionary is more respectful and patient with the Igbo people
Mr. Brown
What is Nwoye's new name?
Isaac
The character who takes over the church after the previous leader gets sick and returns home. He sees things in black and white.
Mr. Smith
This character was Okonkwo’s father and “always succeeded in borrowing more and piling up his debts.”
Unoka
This wealthy clansman gave Okonkwo seed yams to get started
Nwakibie
Converts to Christianity are often those marginalized by Igbo society, including these individuals
Osu
What grave offense did Enoch commit?
Unmasking an Egwugwu
“That boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in his death.”
Ezuedo