Chapter 13

It seems that after the death of Ogbuefi Ezeudu, everything goes wrong for Okonkwo. He accidentally kills a sixteen year-old boy at the funeral and is exiled for seven years. I think that it is interesting that he returns to his mother's homeland in this state of shame. It kind of parallel's his beliefs that women are not as worthy as men. His huts are burned and his animals killed. Basically, everything Okonkwo worked for, he has lost. All this happened because of an accidental gun shot. Why did he even have a gun at a funeral? I mean what is going to happen at a funeral anyways. Didn't most African villages build brush walls to keep wild animals out? Why would any enemy be cruel enough to attack a village the day of a respected man's funeral? I didn't get why Okonkwo had a gun, but I guess it could have been like a power thing to him. I feel bad for his family because they have to leave their friends behind just because Okonkwo could not control his firearm. It has to be hard on all of them, but I think Okonkwo will take it the hardest. I think he will feel like this is the lowest blow of all. I mean he probably is not very happy about having to move back to his mother's homeland. I think things are just going to get a lot worse for him.