Journals

Date: 30 July 2008

Entry #12

Page #59

Reflection:

During this part of the story, it is a real mind racer. Okonkwo knows that men are going to kill Ikemefuna and he helps to make sure this does not happen. But then Okonkwo and the boy are in the forest and men see them and start to chase after them. The author then goes in detail about what is around in the scene and the two being very exhausted. But in the end, a man comes from behind and cuts Ikemefuna's head off. This was just sad to me. I still can't believe that in those days, people would do these types of things to innocent people. It was bad enough that he was taken from his homeland, and then killed in other place. I feel bad for Ikemefuna.


Page #60

Reflection:

During this part of the novel, Ikemefuna has not been killed yet. While he is running with Okonkwo, thoughts are racing in his mind about his old family and if he will ever meet them again. He thinks of his little sister he left behind and how old she will be and also if his mother will be there to love him again. He thinks of a song that his mother used to sing to him when he was a little boy. I just had some feeling in me that he would get killed and my prediction was right.