Things Fall Apart | Chapter 21 Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Enoch: a zealous convert; his father is a priest of the snake cult

Akunna: one of the great men of the village

Summary
Okonkwo hates the white man. However, some Igbos are happy because even though the white man has brought a lunatic religion, he has also brought a trading store. The economy is booming due to the trade in palm oil.

Mr. Brown, the white missionary, is very gentle. He restrains the Christians from provoking the clan and preaches against the kind of excess zeal demonstrated by Enoch, who has killed and eaten a...



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