Obierika (Okonkwo's Friend)

Question 1

More compassionate, reasonable and patient than Okonkwo

Answer 1

‘If the Oracle said that my son should be killed, I would neither dispute it, nor be the one to do it’
- He follows clans traditions, but maintains his own morals, doesn’t follow blindly

Question 2

Has a more balanced view on matters surrounding the clan, not blinded by the idea of manliness. He is able to show sentiment and feeling.

Answer 2

’ He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart’
- Shows that despite the fact that he questions the clans traditions, he still values them

Question 3

‘If the Oracle said that my son should be killed, I would neither dispute it, nor be the one to do it’
- He follows clans traditions, but maintains his own morals, doesn’t follow blindly

Answer 3

More compassionate, reasonable and patient than Okonkwo

Question 4

’ He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart’
- Shows that despite the fact that he questions the clans traditions, he still values them

Answer 4

Has a more balanced view on matters surrounding the clan, not blinded by the idea of manliness. He is able to show sentiment and feeling.