Chapter 12

Okonkwo is a masked man. Several times so far in the book he hides his emotions behind a mask. Internally he is being ripped apart through worry about Enzima, but once again he neve lets anyone see this worry for fear that it may show weakness. He makes 4 trips to the Oracle's cave and this shows extreme worry for his daughter. Another event that took place in the chapter was Obierika's daughter's feast in honor of her marriage. The custom was that the villagers donated food and Obierka bought a huge goat for his future in-laws. I didn't understand why it would be a goat and not like a huge cow or some wine or yams or something of that nature. Obviously Obierka was skeptical about his future in-laws and how much they would bring to the feast but they ended up bringing tons and tons of wine. The feast was a good success and everything went pretty well except for the escaped cow. I found it a little amusing how the one farmer was fined because his cow roamed onto another farmer's land.