Chapter 14

Okonko arrives at his mother's village and is welcomed by his family. He basically has to start over, but this time he has the helf of a family that helps him build new huts and raise new animals and lend yam seeds to start a farm. What's noticeable is that Okonkwo doesn't want to work as hard anymore because his ambitions are ruined and there is almost no way to fulfill them anyway. One good thing is that Okonkwo's emotions can be seen now because his uncle, Uchendu, notices Okonkwo's feelings, but then again how can one not express emotion after being through everything that Okonkwo is faced with. It seems page by page Okonkwo is wasting away because everything around him is being crushed and destroyed. I think that Okonkwo is better off in this village because he has a support system in his family. They seem willing to help him with whatever he needs and have welcomed him with open arms. This tribe values women more than his former tribe too. They talk about how woman is sort of like a refugee camp and that she is always there to comfort someone. Okonkwo's old village seemed to despise women and think of them as pretty much useless or maybe it's just me. His uncle even gives him words of advice. Who knows maybe this is for the better of Oknokwo and his family although it is hard to see that. Uchendu I think may have been sensing that Okonkwo was contemplating suicide because he mentioned how much he had been through and here he was still living. I wouldn't be surprised it Okonkwo committed suicide towards the end of the book.