Things Fall Apart | Part Two, Chapter 14 Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Uchendu: Okonkwo’s uncle; his mother’s brother

Amikwu: the youngest of Uchendu’s five sons

Njide: Uchendu’s eldest daughter

Akeuni: Uchendu’s daughter who has borne and thrown away many twins

Summary
Part Two takes place in Mbanta, the home of Okonkwo’s mother. Okonkwo’s crime of killing Ezeudu’s son is involuntary manslaughter, a female ochu. Okonkwo is banished by Ani, the Earth goddess, to Mbanta for seven years. Uchendu, Okonkwo’s mother’s brother, arranges the rites of purification. Okonkwo is...


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