Chapter 13

Once again Okonkwo's world is completely crumbling before him. His friend Ezeudu dies. sThis is the man who warned Okonkwo about taking part in Ikemefuna's murder. Ezeudu was a highly respected man and as a result the funeral was a huge gathering of a lot of members of the clan. There were drumers and the men shot off their guns in rememberance of the great warrior. When Okonko shot his gun off it exploded killing Ezeudu's sixteen year old son. Talk about unlucky. Every day it seems like something goes wrong for Okonkwo. As a result of the killing, Okonkwo and his family are exiled for 7 years and they go to live at his mother's village. The clansmen burn the huts and kill Okonkwo's animals to rid the village of his existance. I am like Obierika in that I wonder why the clan punished Okonkwo because it was only an accident and the villagers should have seen that. I can also relate with them because this is not the first time that Okonkwo has broken the clan laws and the people may have been fed up with his ignorance of the rules and customs and decided to banish him. Who knows what the future will hold for Okonkwo.