Things Fall Apart | Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis

Summary
The elders seemed to have forgotten about Ikemefuna, who has been living in Okonkwo’s household for three years. Ikemefuna is a positive influence on Nwoye. He is described as a yam tendril in the rainy season. Ikemefuna and Nwoye listen to Okonkwo’s stories about war and violence. Nwoye remembers the stories his mother used to tell of the tortoise, the bird eneke-nti-oba, and the quarrel between Earth and Sky. Nwoye knows his father wants him to be a man, so he pretends he does not like women’s stories.

Ogbuefi Ezeudu, the oldest man in the...


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