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Summary: Chapter 9. Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo very early in the morning and tells him that Ezinma is dying. Okonkwo ascertains that Ezinma has a fever and sets about collecting medicine. Ezinma is Ekwefi’s only child and the “center of her world.”. Ekwefi is very lenient with her: Ezinma calls her by her first name and the dynamic of their ...
- Chapters 12 & 13
In the previous section, we see Okonkwo’s behavior the night...
- Chapters 12 & 13
Terrified of the priestess, Ezinma cries in fear, but she is forced to go with Chielo to Agbala's house in the sacred cave and hangs onto Chielo's back. As Ekwefi watches her only daughter leave, she decides to follow her. Following Chielo's chanting voice, Ekwefi runs through the forest in the dark. She finally catches up with them but keeps ...
Ezinma complains that there is no song in the story, and she begins her turn to tell. Suddenly, a high-pitched voice breaks off her storytelling, and Chielo arrives. She says that the god Agbala wants to see Ezinma in his house in the hills and the caves. Ekwefi says that she will go too, but Chielo curses her and commands her not to go. Chielo ...
Aug 21, 2023 · In Chapter 11, Ekwefi is telling folk-tales to the children. Her stories are interrupted however, by Chielo's cries. She shouts at Okonkwo that "Agbala wanted to see his daughter." She awakens the ...
During a break in the wrestling, Ekwefi speaks with Chielo, the priestess of the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves. Chielo calls Ezinma “my daughter,” and asks about the girl's health. She tells Ekwefi that she thinks Ezinma will stay—or live—since children usually don't die after the age of six.
Remember that Chielo is a friend of Ekwefi, and the old widow is also particularly fond of Ezinma. Given Ezinma's health troubles, we can infer that the priestess is seeking some kind of spiritual protection for the child. And indeed, in later chapters we learn that Ezinma ceases to be a sickly child after this strange night with the Oracle.
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Things Fall Apart Summary and Analysis of Chapters 6-10. Chapter 6. Summary: A huge crowd gathers to watch the wrestling matches. Ekwefi finds herself next to Chielo, a widow with two children. Chielo is quite an ordinary woman in ordinary life. But she occupies a position of great power in the village: she is also the priestess of Agbala, the ...
