Journals

Date: July 17 2008

Entry #5

Page #23

Reflection:

This is a very dramatical time in the story. Okonkwo tries to do things on his own and takes eight hundred seed-yams from Nwakibie and goes out and plants them. But this was the worst time of the year. Nothing happened at the proper time, it was either too early or too late. It was very hot and barely and rain came falling. Okonkwo wanted to be trusted deeply by others but it was just at the wrong time. He tried to protect all the crops, but it just didnt work. I felt sort of bad for Okonkwo, because we share some similarities. We both try to show that we can do things sometimes, but it is just at the wrong time and you just fail completely. I believe we are very similar.

Page #27

Reflection:

I like this author alot. He writes for people like me. He writes things, and then recaps on them a little later so we wouldnt forget. On this page he writes again about how Okonkwo goes back to the other village to retrieve a young boy and a virgin woman unless the other village plans to go to war. At first I was lost because I read this already, but then the author brings this subject back up because he is going to turn the subject around start talking about the young boy. This author is very unique I should say.