Okonkwo and obierka relationship

Question 1

Who is Obeirka?

Answer 1

Obierika is Okonkwo’s closest friend and one of the most respected men in umuofia

Question 2

Does Okonkwo takes advice from Obierka?

Answer 2

Although Okonkwo rarely takes the advice of his friends, he often offers a wise counterpoint to Okonkwo’s desire for reckless action.

Question 3

How does Obierka perceived in TFA?

Answer 3

He’s one of the few characters who truly delves into moral ambiguity, encouraging Okonkwo to see the world in a more balanced, less hasty way.

Question 4

Does Obeirka agree with OKonkwo when he killed Ikefuma?

Answer 4

Obierka disapprove when Okonkwo killed Ikefuma. He is presented as moderate (contrast to Okonkwo)
“Had something better to do” chapter 8, p.22

Question 5

How does Obierka view change?

Answer 5

Obierka thinks that change may improve the Igbo society. Whereareas Okonkwo’s solution is to use violence.
“Has put a knife on the things that have held us together and we have fallen apart” chapter 20, p.57

Question 6

Why did the Oberika comfort Okonkwo?

Answer 6

He comforts Okonkwo when Okonkwo is depressed over Ikemefuna’s death, despite the fact that he disapproves of Okonkwo’s role in Ikemefuna’s murder.

Question 7

What did Obierka do when OKonkwo was in the exile?

Answer 7

Obierka helps Okonkwo during the exile when Okonkwo committed a female murder
“Why should a man suffer so grievously for and offense has had committed inadvertently” chapter 13, p.41