1. THINGS FALL APART VS HEART OF DARKNESS
His ward, Ikemefuma, is chosen to be sacrificed and at the moment of death Okonkwo chooses the path of shame and kills the boy himself; his fear is thought of as weak by the god's; this action and thought process of the character proves the cowardice of the: courageous, brave, fearless man Okonkwo. ... I found myself with even less regard for the ethics of these people when the priest of the earth goddess, Ezeani, calls upon Oknokwo and refuses to break kola nut with him, not because he has savagely beaten his wife, but because he did it in the sacred Week of Peace, thus giving him permis...
- Word Count: 1884
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: Undergraduate