Chapter 24

Okonkwo returns from the jail with whip marks on his back. He is now convinced that war is the only solution to this problem. When a meeting is called, Okonkwo gets his war dress ready. This shows that he really wants things to return to the way it was before his exile. The leaders of all the nine villages are at the meeting to decide on a course of action. The leaders know that if they do go to war that they will have to spill the blood of their clansmen. Messengers are sent by the christians to end the meeting. Okonkwo's anger get the best of him and kills one of the messengers. I knew in the end, his anger would get him in trouble. I could even see this coming in the last few chapters. I found it hard to believe that the leader did not support Okonkwo on fighting the white men. I would have thought that after what they did to the African leaders, they would have supported fighting. I don't believe Okonkwo will stand for letting the white men take him into custody again. I think that Okonkwo will want to die with his dignity and on his own land. I doubt he will run from the village because the last time he was so unhappy with his motherland.