![]() ![]() ![]() But it's not long after this that the oracle declares Ikemefuna must be killed. It's then revealed that the villagers are happy because they basically see locusts as popcorn from the sky. Bugs Herald Evil: Double-subverted for readers with a Judeo-Christian background, who are likely to be apprehensive at the arrival of a huge swarm of locusts. ![]() THINGS FALL APART SERIESBroken Bird: Ekwefi was once the village beauty and is Okonkwo's favored wife, but a long series of stillbirths and miscarriages made her very bitter until Ezinma was born.His life's work ultimately amounts to possibly a single chapter in a commissioner's book about "pacifying the savage tribes of Nigeria". He's also a complete asshole who beats his wives and children for the smallest of offenses, kills his adopted son without hesitation just so he won't appear weak to the rest of the clan, and ends up committing suicide in disgrace when he can't accept that his people's way of life is changing because of the white invaders. Broken Ace: Okonkwo is a respected, prosperous clan leader and an accomplished warrior who has worked very hard to get where he is.Beware the Quiet Ones: One of the Igbo folk legends has this as its moral.Berserk Button: For Okonkwo, laziness and associating with anything "un-manly".Due to Unoka's refusal to farm so that he can feed himself or his wife or his children, Okonkwo is required to support his father once he himself is capable of providing. Justified: Okonkwo's own father, Unoka, was neglectful in providing for his children.Abusive Parent: Okonkwo and possibly the other tribesmen. ![]()
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