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night-t
night-t
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High School - 10th Grade

Which of Okonkow's characteristics persuades Nwakibie to give him the yam seeds?

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Posted by night-t on Tuesday May 26, 2009 at 7:47 PM and tagged with characters, nwakibie, okonkwo, things fall apart.

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  1. goreadabook Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

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    Nwakibie admires the fact that Okonkwo works so hard and maintains an image of masculinity that is valued by the clansmen.  In chapter three, Nwakibie says, "It pleases me to see a young man like yu these days when our youth has gone so soft (Achebe 21-22)."  Okonkwo has worked hard to overcome the shame he feels for his father's laziness and has developed into a strong-willed, diligent man who values hard-work and persistance.  Nwakibie trusts that Okonwko will work hard to develop and grow his farm and in turn, offers him double the amount of seeds that he requested.  Okonwko indeed follows through and becomes an extremely successful, well respected farmer and clansman.

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    http://www.enotes.com/things-fall-apart/chapter-3-summary...
    http://www.enotes.com/things-fall-apart/okonkwo-5541

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    Posted by goreadabook on Wednesday June 10, 2009 at 3:37 PM