Things Fall Apart | Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Mgbafo: a woman who is beaten by her husband

Odukwe: Mgbafo’s eldest brother

Uzowulu: Mgbafo’s husband

Summary
Trials are held in the center of Umuofia. Only the men participate; the women observe as outsiders. The titled elders sit on stools, and a powerful gong sounds. The people hear the terrifying, guttural voices of the egwugwu, or the nine masked spirits of the clan. Each egwugwu represents one of the villages in Umuofia. The leader is named Evil Forest; he is the eldest egwugwu, and smoke pours...


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