When Ojiugo returns, Okonkwo beats her severely. Even when he is reminded of the ban on violence, he doesn't stop the beating. Because Okonkwo's violation of ...

Summary: Chapter 5 With nothing to do, Okonkwo becomes angry, and he finally comes up with an excuse to beat his second wife, Ekwefi. He then decides to go ...

He beats her heavily when she returns, breaking the peace of the sacred week. The priest of the earth goddess, Ani, berates him and commands that he bring ...

And that was also the year Okonkwo broke the peace, and was punished, as was the custom, by Ezeani, the priest of the earth goddess. Okonkwo was caused/started ...

Chapters 4–6 During the Week of Peace, Okonkwo beats his youngest wife, Ojiugo, and after breaking the Peace of Ani, is forced to sacrifice animals and pay a ...

Because his third wife has gone off to plait her hair and doesn't have the afternoon meal ready, Okonkwo forgets it is the sacred Week of Peace and beats her.

Once, Okonkwo beat up his youngest wife for not cooking his afternoon meal. ... They talked of harsher punishments and abominations during the week of peace.

Ikemefuna's early illness breaks during the Week of Peace, which Okonkwo disrupts by beating his youngest wife after she provokes him “to justifiable anger” (29) ...

2 окт. 2023 г. · Okonkwo is reprimanded in Chapter 4 for breaking the Peace Week by beating his third wife during a sacred period of peace and reconciliation.