Ezinma is usually sleepy because humans require sleep. At one point, she is unable to during the night because Chielo has taken her around the 7 villages at night.
Chielo carried Ezinma away.
They assume Ezinma is Okonkwo's daughter.Originally, they assume that Ezinma will die in her childhood like her brothers and sisters before her.They assume Ezinma is an ogbanje, a child who dies and returns to its mother to be reborn.They assume Ezinma will grow up as a tribeswoman.They assume Ezinma is straight.They assume Ezinma eats food.They assume Ezinma is an earthling.They assume Ezinma will marry a tribesman.They assume Ezinma will follow clan traditions.
In Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart," it is Okonkwo who follows Chielo and Ezinma during their journey to the Oracle. Okonkwo is Ezinma's father and he accompanies them to the shrine to ensure Ezinma's safety.
Ezinma was an ogbanje child and Ekwefi is her mother. Since an ogbanje child is on whom dies but comes back to cause the mother pain, this shows that this was what Ezinma was supposed to do. Ezinma is the only child Ekwefi had and this was why. Because she is the only child, Ezinma and Ekwefi are very close.
Ezinma is told a story by her mother, that of Tortoise and the birds. Unfortunately, it does not contain a song. Ezinma is given the task of telling the next story. Ezinma begins, but is interrupted by Chielo. Ezinma is scared by her and begins to cry. Ezinma is given a piece of fish by her mother. Ezinma is taken by Chielo on her back. Ezinma is shown Agbala, throughout the nine villages and at the cave shrine.
The priestess crawled out of her cave with her belly to the ground like a snake. With Ezinma on her back, the priestess travelled back to Ezinma's home and placed Ezinma in her own bed to sleep.
Okonkwo treats Ezinma's illness very seriously. He takes his aid of Ezinma very seriously as well.
Ezinma was Nwoye's half sister. Both of them share the father of Okonkwo, but Ezinma's mother is Ekwefi; Nwoye's mother is Okonkwo's first wife.
Ezinma returns to Okonkwo's compound with the help of her mother, Ekwefi, after she falls seriously ill. Ekwefi follows the Oracle's instructions for Ezinma's healing, which involve taking Ezinma to the shrine and administering special herbs. This treatment helps Ezinma recover and return home.
The Oracle of Agbala comes to take Ezinma. She is normally called Chielo.
Ezinma calls her mother by name, not Nne. Ekwefi also allows Ezinma to eat eggs. They talk to each other more as companions. Ekwefi only has one living daughter, so she treasures Ezinma. Ekwefi neurotically worries about Ezinma, as if she might pass away as well.
When Ezinma was believed to be an ogbanje, Okonkwo went looking with Ezinma for the stone, angrily interrogating her. He then dug a huge pit to find her iyi-uwa. When Ezinma was sick, Okonkwo made a medicine and forced Ezinma to be steamed in an attempt to cure her. When Chielo came to take Ezinma, Okonkwo pleaded with Chielo to come back in the morning. Overall, Okonkwo has provided for Ezinma as her daughter and has indirectly made sure that she has both food and shelter.