Things Fall Apart | Chapter 19 Summary and Analysis

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Unachukwu: an old man in Okonkwo’s mother’s clan

Emefo: an old man in Okonkwo’s mother’s clan

Summary
Okonkwo’s exile drags to an end. Even though he prospered in Mbanta, Okonkwo is still bitter; he would have prospered more in Umuofia. In seven years he would have climbed to great heights. Nevertheless, his mother’s kinsmen have been very kind to him. He calls the first child born to him in Mbanta Nneka, or “Mother is Supreme.” However, two years later he calls his newborn son Nwofia, which means “Begotten in the...


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