Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #36
Page #183
Reflection:
This is a real breakdown for Okonkwo. He really can't take any of this any more. He feels that Umuofia has gone from its tough and strong village to a village that is soft-hearted like a woman. If I were him i would feel the same way. It is just to much change for him right now. But i would just go ahead and learn about the religion so that way i can get along with all the other people and be on there good side. I can understand where Okonkwo is coming from.
Page #207
Reflection:
We have now jumped to the resolution of this magnificent novel, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe. The villagers had been sent to jail and then freed and had a meeting to talk about if they should fight with the white men. A messenger of the white men had come to stop the meeting, but Okonkwo killed him. The next day, men were looking for Okonkwo, but was found hung on a tree dead. He knew that his village was not strong enough to go to war with those men. So he repayed that life he took with his own. I still feel that the tribe will go to war. This was a good story with a sad ending. I would really like to read more from this author. THE END!@!@!@!@!@!@
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Journals
Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #35
Page #178
Reflection:
I have come to realize that these white men have not only come to spread religion, but to also settle here and make a city in this village. For example, they have implanted a store, established a Government, laws, a jail, and most importantly, a church. Now i feel that they are trying to bring the best for these villagers. It may be new to them but it is alot better to see how it is back in the white man's world.
Page #181
Reflection:
I really enjoyed this portion of the novel. The priest of Umuofia, Mr. Brown, goes around to homes and tells the wonders of God. He is a very friendly and nice man to all the village folk. He goes to an old man's house to talk. He sits in the man's obi and they both start to talk about religion. Both argue back and forth about the rights and wrongs and both men learn alot. I learned alot too.
Entry #35
Page #178
Reflection:
I have come to realize that these white men have not only come to spread religion, but to also settle here and make a city in this village. For example, they have implanted a store, established a Government, laws, a jail, and most importantly, a church. Now i feel that they are trying to bring the best for these villagers. It may be new to them but it is alot better to see how it is back in the white man's world.
Page #181
Reflection:
I really enjoyed this portion of the novel. The priest of Umuofia, Mr. Brown, goes around to homes and tells the wonders of God. He is a very friendly and nice man to all the village folk. He goes to an old man's house to talk. He sits in the man's obi and they both start to talk about religion. Both argue back and forth about the rights and wrongs and both men learn alot. I learned alot too.
Journals
Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #34
Page #173
Reflection:
Previously in the novel, Things Fall Apart, the protagonist, Okonkwo, made a claim that he wishes that his only daughter, Ezinma, were a boy. He said this because she was wiser and smater than any of his sons. But now he regrets this. He has grown alot of sympathy for her because she is getting older. Many men have come to offer to marry her yet he refuses for her to be married until they return to their old village. He is now becoming a thoughtful father and overal person.
Page #174
Reflection:
Okonkwo has now returned back to his old village and he is shocked. Many of the people in the village have converted the Christian religion. Even his son Nwoye had left the last village to come here to practice Christianity. I would be shocked if i were him too. He thought he was leaving all that stuff but now has come back to it. I had just laughed when i had read this portion of the novel.
Entry #34
Page #173
Reflection:
Previously in the novel, Things Fall Apart, the protagonist, Okonkwo, made a claim that he wishes that his only daughter, Ezinma, were a boy. He said this because she was wiser and smater than any of his sons. But now he regrets this. He has grown alot of sympathy for her because she is getting older. Many men have come to offer to marry her yet he refuses for her to be married until they return to their old village. He is now becoming a thoughtful father and overal person.
Page #174
Reflection:
Okonkwo has now returned back to his old village and he is shocked. Many of the people in the village have converted the Christian religion. Even his son Nwoye had left the last village to come here to practice Christianity. I would be shocked if i were him too. He thought he was leaving all that stuff but now has come back to it. I had just laughed when i had read this portion of the novel.
Journals
Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #33
Page #165
Reflection:
During my reading through this novel, i found that Okonkwo is going back to his old village after being absent for 7 years. Okonkwo repays his family for taking care of his mother way back when, and now taking care of him and his family. He prepares them a feast before he leaves. I like Okonkwo for this. He is just so thoughtful and caring. Okonkwo is just like a story book version of myself. haha
Page #166
Quote: "I have only called together because it is good for kinsmen to meet."
Reflection:
I have realized that the main reason that Okonkwo prepared this feast for his kinfolk, was to make sure that this family would stay together. He is a family man. He knows that if this family were to seperate, they would be headed into the wrong direction. He cares and want to make sure that this family stays strong. Okonkwo continues to appear more and more like me because i am a family man myself. I would have done the same thing.
Entry #33
Page #165
Reflection:
During my reading through this novel, i found that Okonkwo is going back to his old village after being absent for 7 years. Okonkwo repays his family for taking care of his mother way back when, and now taking care of him and his family. He prepares them a feast before he leaves. I like Okonkwo for this. He is just so thoughtful and caring. Okonkwo is just like a story book version of myself. haha
Page #166
Quote: "I have only called together because it is good for kinsmen to meet."
Reflection:
I have realized that the main reason that Okonkwo prepared this feast for his kinfolk, was to make sure that this family would stay together. He is a family man. He knows that if this family were to seperate, they would be headed into the wrong direction. He cares and want to make sure that this family stays strong. Okonkwo continues to appear more and more like me because i am a family man myself. I would have done the same thing.
Journals
Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #32
Page #160
Reflection:
For Easter, during this portion of the novel, they woman who volunteered had to scrub the church with red dirt. This was supposed to be like painting for them. But when the women went to the river for dirt or water, the clan had men who would beat them if they went there. I guess they were trying to prevent from Easter even happening. This is what i hate about Okonkwo. He can't accept the fact that his is not always right.
Page #161
Reflection:
Now this is just a weird thing that is going on in this village. A lot of the villagers still believe in their own religion. A man had died and they thought he died because he called a sacred snake. If the snake dies, the person who killed it will die too. The missionaries though, told them that this is just foolish. No one can die for killing a snake. The clan still laughed at those missionaries. This just really got me mad.
Entry #32
Page #160
Reflection:
For Easter, during this portion of the novel, they woman who volunteered had to scrub the church with red dirt. This was supposed to be like painting for them. But when the women went to the river for dirt or water, the clan had men who would beat them if they went there. I guess they were trying to prevent from Easter even happening. This is what i hate about Okonkwo. He can't accept the fact that his is not always right.
Page #161
Reflection:
Now this is just a weird thing that is going on in this village. A lot of the villagers still believe in their own religion. A man had died and they thought he died because he called a sacred snake. If the snake dies, the person who killed it will die too. The missionaries though, told them that this is just foolish. No one can die for killing a snake. The clan still laughed at those missionaries. This just really got me mad.
Journals
Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #31
Page #156
Reflection:
During this large portion of the story, the author just continues to talk about the missionaries teaching the Christianity religion. I love how these men are coming to teach these people about it. I like how they are not forcing them to learn it, but many are starting to come in and learn. This is just like the Samoan church here in Patterson. At first, it just started out with mostly my family and 2 other families, but now there is approximately 12 families now. That is just so great.
Page #159
Reflection:
During this portion of the story, some people of the village have had enough of the missionaries that have come and had a meeting about them. They decidcd that they were going to go and ostracize the white men. I thought that this was just so mean. These villagers just can't accept the fact that everything that they want and don't want just can't go thier way. I hate those villagers there.
Entry #31
Page #156
Reflection:
During this large portion of the story, the author just continues to talk about the missionaries teaching the Christianity religion. I love how these men are coming to teach these people about it. I like how they are not forcing them to learn it, but many are starting to come in and learn. This is just like the Samoan church here in Patterson. At first, it just started out with mostly my family and 2 other families, but now there is approximately 12 families now. That is just so great.
Page #159
Reflection:
During this portion of the story, some people of the village have had enough of the missionaries that have come and had a meeting about them. They decidcd that they were going to go and ostracize the white men. I thought that this was just so mean. These villagers just can't accept the fact that everything that they want and don't want just can't go thier way. I hate those villagers there.
Journals
Date: 6 August 2008
Entry #30
Page #150
Reflection:
During my reading throughout the novel, Things Fall Apart, I've come across a portion that has it's good and it's bad turns. The missionaries are now in the village and are spreading the word of Christianity. Okonkwo does not accept this and he is one of the ones who makes fun of this yet he just does not understand it. Yet, his eldest son, Nwoye, has been listening and wants to convert to a Christian. I feel happy for him. I like to see those that get converted and changes their life around. But once Okonkwo finds out about this, his beatings and punishment can be very brutal. I will feel bad if something happens to him.
Page #152
Reflection:
I am a very great predictor. I had guessed correctly again. Nwoye had been caught inside the Christian church and the person who had caught him told Okonkwo. When Nwoye had returned home, he was beat bad. He was lucky though because his uncle had stopped Okonkwo from beating him even more. I do feel bad because he just wants to be a man and do his own things but his father is always in the way of that. Man i feel good when i guess these pointless things correctly.
Entry #30
Page #150
Reflection:
During my reading throughout the novel, Things Fall Apart, I've come across a portion that has it's good and it's bad turns. The missionaries are now in the village and are spreading the word of Christianity. Okonkwo does not accept this and he is one of the ones who makes fun of this yet he just does not understand it. Yet, his eldest son, Nwoye, has been listening and wants to convert to a Christian. I feel happy for him. I like to see those that get converted and changes their life around. But once Okonkwo finds out about this, his beatings and punishment can be very brutal. I will feel bad if something happens to him.
Page #152
Reflection:
I am a very great predictor. I had guessed correctly again. Nwoye had been caught inside the Christian church and the person who had caught him told Okonkwo. When Nwoye had returned home, he was beat bad. He was lucky though because his uncle had stopped Okonkwo from beating him even more. I do feel bad because he just wants to be a man and do his own things but his father is always in the way of that. Man i feel good when i guess these pointless things correctly.
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