Journal set nine

13 August 2008

Entry Number 25

Page number 138-140

During the cool of the evening everybody was at the market enjoying their selves. With in a couple of moments huge amounts of white men appeared out of no where and whipped out Abame. This was a very disastrous evening for the villagers of Abame. I can feel their hurts and plain for the lost of so many lives in the village.

When I think about the disaster that occurred in Abame I think back to our own country. This was a very stressful and full of emotion scene for me to even handle. This was a very bad decision that the white man made in order to contain some control. This scene would always cross my mind when I think about this novel.

13 August 2008

Entry Number 26

Page number 143

Okonkwo had been residing in his motherland from a couple of months now. I want to believe that he was chilling in his new compound. Then one day Obierika came to visit Okonkwo at his new compound. This was a much unexpected surprise performed by his close friend, but he didn’t come to celebrate; he came to tell him that his son was now Christian

This must have crushed poor Okonkwo’s soul. This must have been a disgrace to his very soul to figure out his son serves another God. I can reason with Okonkwo attitude because I will feel the same way if my son turned to another religion.

13 August 2008

Entry 27

Page number 144-147

This is a very disgraceful scence in the entire novel. Nwoye denies Okonkwo as he’s father. This must be some disturbing news to Okonkwo, because this is his own flesh and blood. It must had been very hard for Okonkwo to see his son turn to another God, and then turn his back against him. I take this as a very disgraceful scence I read throughout the entire novel.

When I reflect on his scence I consider how important Nwoye was to Okonkwo. This is very disappointing to see a family spilt up do to the service of two different Gods. This is were things start to fall apart.. I wonder would Okonkwo had killed his son if he wasn’t so close to him.