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- “If a child washes his hands, he could eat with kings.
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- “That is why Tortoise’s shell is not smooth.”
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- “Here was a man whose chi said nay despite his own affirmation.”
- Okonkwo worked his way to the top, to be the best version of himself. He becomes well known and well respected in his village. This quote explains that when you want something you have to work for it, and when you work for things you have the right to rise to the top.
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- “He felt a relief within as the hymn poured into his parched soul.”
- After the tortoise tricked the birds and ate all of the food and left them nothing, the parrot tricked him back by telling him that he will tell his wife to bring out all of the soft stuff, but he actually told her to bring out all of the hard stuff. So when the tortoise jumped down, he landed on the hard objects and broke his shell. This folktale that ekwefi shares with Ezinma and the other children teaches us that it is not ok to manipulate people or be greedy because it can cause bad karma.
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- “Ezinma prepares a meal for her father, and he eats only to please her, even though he is not hungry.”
- This quote shows that everyone in the town sees that Okonkwo is not like the others. Okonkwo was intended to end up like his father but he proved everyone wrong and he became the most respected, well known person in the village. Okonkwo is a hard worker and gets things done.
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- “One of the most infuriating habits of these people was their love for superfluous words.”
- While the white missionaries were singing, Nwoye listened and strangely felt calm and drawn to the song. The hymn was about brothers who sat in darkness and lived with fear, and Nwoye connected to this because wondered about twins crying in the bushes and Ikemefuna’s death.
- Straight out of jail, Okonkwo couldn’t come to the fact that he had lost his masculinity. He was upset that he had basically lost the things that he had worked for. This quote from the story shows that even though times were hard for Okonkwo he still went out of his way to please others.
- This quote shows that the white men thought they were better than Umofia. They said they will soon take over Umuofia with their better language and culture. The white district commissioner explains that language is important to Obierika.
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