Part 1:Chapter 4-6

Chapter 4-6

Chapter 4: Ikemefuna became popular in Okonkwo’s household. He was a by nature a very lively boy. Ikemefuna could pretty much do everything. The things he could do or knew were, fashion out flutes from the bamboo stems and even from the elephant grass. He could pick out each name from each bird that soar through the sky and could set clever traps for the little bush rodents, and plus he also knew which tree made the strongest bows. He had come to Umuofia at the end of the carefree season between the harvests and planting. The Week of Peace was the year Okonkwo had broke the peace by beating his wife because she wasn't there. His wife had gone to her friend house to plait her hair. No work was done during the Week of Peace. Later on, Ikemefuna has felt like a member in the household, even though he did thought of his mother and sister from time to time.

Chapter 5: The Feast of the New Yam was an occasion for giving thanks to Ani, which is known as the earth goddess and the source of all fertility. It was progressing its way forward during the days and Umuofia was in his festival mood. Ani was the ultimate judge of morality and conduct. The Feast of the New Yam was held every year before the harvest had ever begun. They do this to honor the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the clan. The chief food in the celebration is Yam foo-foo and vegetable soup. The Feast of the New Yam festival was an occasion for joy in happiness through-and-out Umuofia. When festivals/feast came around Okonkwo was never really a big fan of it but he was absolutely good at eating and drinking two big gourds of palm-wine. The second day of the New Year was the day of the great wrestling match between Okonkwo village and their neighbors. Ekwefi, no doubt about it, was into wrestling. The cat that Okonkwo had thrown was the greatest contest in history and that same contest had won over Ekwefi heart.

Chapter 6: The whole village turned out on the ilo, men, woman, and even children. There were seven drums and they were arranged according to their sizes in a long wooden basket. There was also two young men carrying palm fronds ran round the circle and kept the crowd back by beating the ground in front of them and if they were stubborn they will beat their legs and feet. Then contest soon began with fifteen or sixteen year-old boys. There was only three such boys in each team. Chielo and Ekwefi were friends. Chielo often called Eznima, Ekwefi daughter, my daughter. Chielo was the priestess of Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and the Caves. In the natural life Chielo was a widow with only two children. If anyone has seen Chielo in ordinary life they would hardly believe she was the same person who prophesied when the spirit of Agbala was upon her. During the last match of wrestling Okafo had won.