Things Fall Apart Journals

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Journals Things Fall Apart Chapter 6 Vocabulary 1. Silk - cotton tree - any of several large, tropical, trees of the bombax family that have capsular fruits with silky hairs around the seeds. Here, the tree is revered because it contains spirits of good children as yet unborn. 2. Palm fronds - leaves of a palm tree. Here, they are tied together in clusters for "beating the ground" or the legs and feet of the pushing crowd. New Characters Maduka: the son of Obierika Chielo: a priestess of Agbala Okafo: a wrestler Ikezue: a wrestler Summary On the second day of the festival, everyone gathers at the village playing field to watch the wrestling contest between men of the village and men of a neighboring village. One of the victorious boys is Maduka, the son of Okonkwo's good friend Obierika. The current priestess of the Oracle, Chielo, talks casually with Ekwefi about Okonkwo's attack on her and about Ekwefi's daughter Ezinma, of whom Chielo seems particularly fond. Reflection Chapter 7 Vocabulary 1. Eneke-nti-oba - a bird that flies endlessly. 2. Entrails - the inner organs of humans or animals; specifically, the intestines; viscera; guts. 3. Tie-tie - a vine used like a rope; from Pidgin English to tie. 4. Harbingers - persons or things that come before to announce or give an indication of what follows; heralds. 5. Pestle - a tool, usually club-shaped, used to pound or grind substances in a mortar, or very hard bowl. 6. Ozo - a class of men holding an ozo title; it also refers to the ritual which accompanies the granting of a title to a person. New Characters There is none. Summary Nwoye and Ikemefuna spend all their time together like brothers. In the evenings, they sit with Okonkwo in his hut and listen to his manly stories of violence and bloodshed. Nwoye still enjoys his mother's folk tales and legends, but
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