Chapter 22

I didn't realize one person could hold that much peace in a village. I mean when that new reverend came to the village, everything went downhill. He did not have as much patience as the last man, and he took things at a faster rate. The one African man even went as far as to unmask an egwugwu, which is one of the greatest sins of all. The other egwugwu go and burn the man's complex and even burn down the church. This is calling for a definite problem. There were mixed messages, and I think more white men are going to come the the village now. I don't believe Okonkwo will put up with much more of the missionary work. He was never pleased with them, but I think this event is going to push him over the edge. Something extreme is going to happen really quick, but what it is, I don't know yet. It could even go as far as the village splitting and fighting against themselves. That could be horrible for the African people because they would be doing the hard part for the white man. This book is starting to make me realize that Africa has its own belief systems, and us as outsiders should not try to change the beliefs that these people have. I think that we should aide them to an extent, but their beliefs are their own problem to deal with.