Chapter 7

I hate chapter seven with a sincere passion. It is the dumbest chapter of almost any book i have ever read. What really made this horrible was that the men of Umuofia kill Ikemefuna and Okonkwo has a hand in it. Remember that Okonkwo was so pleased that his son Nwoye was working harder and was becoming more like a man as a result of Ikemefuna's influence. This is what Okonkwo wanted out of his son and he knew that it was due to Ikemefuna and yet he slaughters the boy just because some "Oracle" says it's the right thing to do. In my opinion it is the Oracle that needs to be taken out into the woods and slaughtered like a pig for being a complete idiot. Then when Ikemefuna is killed, Nwoye is completely heartbroken and this can only lead to bad things for the whole family and greater resentment towards Okonkwo. It seemed like Nwoye was only putting on a mask for his dad when he resented women and spent time in his hut just to please Okonkwo. Now I don't think that will happen anymore. What I really thought was stupid was that Okonkwo killed Ikemefuna because he wanted to protect his manliness and not look like a wimp. He's an idiot. I mean that's like some guy walking up to you and handing you 100,000 bucks and he solves your problems and you slit his throat. It makes no sense at all. I found it really wierd how the people ate the locusts because I know I would never eat a grasshopper, but then again they live in Africa where thier favorite food is stinking yams. I wondered where they got the idea that the locusts went into the cave for a whole lifetime while being guarded by two guys. It sorta made me chuckle. I do think it will be interesting to see what will come of the relationship between Okonkwo and Nwoye.