Part two

Chapters from 14-19

Okonkwo arrived to his motherland, he was sent there because of the terrible thing he did in his village. He came there with all his family and nothing more. Uchendu was the father of okonkwo`s motherland, he was a very wise man who had lived there since he was little, and everybody followed him. Okonkwo is progressing quite good in Mbanta. Each one of Uchendu`s sons gave him 300 seed yams for starting his farm. They were very cooperative in this prospect and help him in many ways. Okonkwos attitude was becaming worse and worse, he was depressed because all of his problems gathered. Days passed and the ceremony started, All the daughters should be there, they sat in a big circle and the bride sat in the center with a hen in her right hand. The ceremony was for the bride to confess the true about herself. If she is dishonest she will suffer or die at chilbirth. After the ceremony Uchendo started to notice Okonkwo`s attitude, he decided to teach him a lesson. He said that Okonkow o is only a child, and he has no experience, he dosen`t know anything and that he has to hear his elders. He said that when life is a sorrow and bitterness there will always be refuge on his motherland and that is why his mother has to be of great importance in his life. He also said that he is not the only one who had suffer, in this village everyone has suffer, specially himself. Uchendo will always be right about what he is talking and he will always want the good for everyone. 

After staying a lot of days at okonkwo`s motherland, Oberikua decides to visit him with a special purpose. He brings a several bunch of cowries because  he wanted to give him all the money he gained during selling his yams. He also bring bad news, he said the village named Abame was distroyed. It seems that a white men with an iron horse came to the village, everyone didnt know what to do, so they came to ask the Oracle what should they do. The Oracle said that the white man would be followed by others, who would destruct Abame. The villagers obeyed the Oracle and killed the white man and also tied his iron horse, that ended up being a bycicle, yo their sacred tree so the could prevent it from getting away and telling the white man`s friends. A few weeks later, the white men saw the catastrophe of his friend. They decide to take revenge and destroy almost everything in the Abame village. Uchendu asked Oberika what did the man said before they killed him.Oberika replies that he said noting, or nothing that they understand. Uchendu said that Abame was foolish for killing a man who said nothing. Okonkwo agrees that the villagers were fools, but he believes that a better idea would have been to prepare and arm themselves d. They had heard stories about white men coming with guns and strong drinks and taking slaves away across the sea, but they never believed these stroies. Uchendu rapidly wanted to teack somethng to his sons, he told a story about the mother kite and a bird, the metaphore of this story was: "never kill a mon who says nothing" this means that if someone dos not say anything, then something is wrong. And if someone complains then it may be right to do something in response. Also "there is nothing to fear from someone who shouts", this means people who shout in protest are less likely to be men of action.  

Since Okonkwo left Umofia changed, The missionaries had come, they had built a church and had many converts named efelufus. Oberika decided to vistit him again, this time for another purpose. It was the sudden appearance of Okonkwo`s son, Nwoye, among the missionaries in Umofia. Nwoye also told him that he was not his father. Missionaries came to Mbanta, and first was no effect in this village, nobody believed in them and instead, they laugh of them. Only 2 or 3 were atracted to the new religion and so it began. Okonkwo react to the news about the wihte man's  God and his son "Jesu Kristi"  in an incredible question: Who was the wife of this god and the mother of Jesus Kristi? And then he thought that the man was mad. Nwoye reacted to the news differently to all the others, he had been captivated by the poetry of the new religion. The death of Ikemefuna had to do a lot with this event, this death was never answered to nwoye, so maybe this new religion would  answer his question. Okonkwo is a straight man who is convinced that Nwoye is not his right son with the right spirit. Now by going into a new religion their relation will come to an end. 

 The missionaries request a piece of lando on which they can build a churhc. The villagers decided to give the a piece in the Evil Forest, where all the evil people die. The missionaries accept, but the villagers are certain that the spirits of this forest will kill them in days. Nothing happens and the church wins 3 converts and days passed and they gained a lot more. Nneka, was a woman who had a lot of twins in his past pregnancies, and she was one of the converts who became one of the new religion. One of Okonkwo`s cousins saw Nwoye among the christians, and he went rapidly to inform Okonkwo. When he saw Nwoye he bursted into flames and strarted choaking him by the neck. Uchendus saw that and order him to let go. Nwoye runs to Umofia and started school there where he could learn reading and writing. Okonkow starts to wonder if he was really his son, and he thinkks he is such an extremely weak son. 

The church won many converts from the efulefu. One day, osu came to church. Almost all of the converts moved away from them, and there was an uproar but Mr. Kiaga refused to deny the membership to the church. He said that they will not die if they cut their hair or break any of the other taboos that have been imposed by them. Mr. Kiaga’s persuaded most of the other converts that they could not reject their new faith only because the outcasts have joined them. The osu became the most zealous members of the church. Okonkwo demanded Mbanta to the christians to get out using violence, but the rulers and elders decided to ostracize them instead. Okonkwo said it was a very womanly clan.

Okonkwo was almost leaving Mbanta, he was going to return to Umofia. In celebration of that, and also to gratitude the villagers he throws a large feast for all of his mother`s kinsmen. He was very grateful althought he thounght that it was a tremendous waste of time, he thinks t¡Mbanta was too womanly for him. In the feast, one man tells Okonkwo how grateful he was for the food, but also he sais that he isvery worriedwith the next generations. He thinks the christianity is winning people and is taking them away from their families and traditions. 

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Summary taken from the book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.