... bitterly. He believes that a man can take hold of his own destiny. The accident with the gun and his being exiled are proof that at times, a man cannot control his own fate. Okonkwo had to start from scratch again, worse now because he is already old. He and his family seek refuge in his motherland of Mbanta. His mother's family who treated them well received ... them. Uchendu, Okonkwo's uncle, heads his mother's family. Uchendu was described as a generous and wise man. During Okonkwo's exile, the white man came. The missionaries came bringing with them a new religion. This new religion...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... them, especially at festivals and also when an old man died because an old man was very close to the ancestors, as we saw when Ezeudu died. "A man's life from birth to death was a series of transitional rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors." The Egwugwu is made up of the "titled" men of the village, they have legal, moral and religious ... . Okonkwo's defiance stems from his fear of the white men's destructive potential on the social hierarchy and religion of the clan. Okonkwo's fear is presented when he first encounters the missionaries of the new religion in the v...

• Word Count: 6237
• Approx Pages: 25
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School