No man is to cause a disturbance during the week of peace. He is upset that Okonkwo has broken the tribe's law. The priest is afraid the gods will deign to punish the village for one man's hubris.
Okonkwo is a man who prefers to work as opposed to celebrate. Okonkwo is not a social animal, and he is forced to not work during these times.
Okonkwo insults Osugo during a meeting of the village's men.
Ojiugo is beat by Okonkwo for failing to prepare meals for Okonkwo and her children.
Okonkwo does not like the festivals because he cannot work during them, and he prefers working to lazing and talking with neighbours.
Okonkwo is ordered to perform a sacrifice for beating his wife during the sacred week of peace. Later, Okonkwo and other men are other to pay a fine for burning down the church.
Okonkwo is a man who prefers to work as opposed to celebrate. Okonkwo is not a social animal, and he is forced to not work during these times.
Okonkwo insults Osugo during a meeting of the village's men.
Ojiugo is beat by Okonkwo for failing to prepare meals for Okonkwo and her children.
The rowdy group of fans cheered loudly during the game, causing a disturbance for other spectators.
Okonkwo does not reject feasts. However, Okonkwo is annoyed when he can not keep himself busy or is otherwise forbidden to work. During certain holidays with feasts, he is forbidden from working.
Okonkwo beat his third wife, Ojiugo, during the week of peace for her negligence in failing to prepare meals for either himself or her children.
During the court proceedings, Okonkwo accidentally kills Ezeudu's son, which is a crime against the earth goddess and considered a grave offense in Igbo culture. Okonkwo's act of violence ultimately leads to his exile from the village.
Okonkwo does not like the festivals because he cannot work during them, and he prefers working to lazing and talking with neighbours.
During the second year of exile, Okonkwo's friend Obierika came to visit him. Obierika came to inform Okonkwo about the destruction of their village, Abame, by a white man's messenger. He also brought news about the hardships faced by the clan due to the presence of missionaries in their land.
Okonkwo accidentally kills a tribesman during a funeral ceremony when his gun misfires, striking and killing the tribesman's son. The accidental shooting leads to Okonkwo's exile from his village in Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart."
Okonkwo is ordered to perform a sacrifice for beating his wife during the sacred week of peace. Later, Okonkwo and other men are other to pay a fine for burning down the church.
Okonkwo breaks the sacred Peace of Ani, also known as the Week of Peace, by beating Ojiugo, his third wife. He is forced to sacrifice to the goddess and repent. His neighbours look down upon Okonkwo for the sacrilege, and also for not being outwardly repentant, as they think he is not genuinely repenting.