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What is the relationship between Chielo and Ekwefi?
Chielo is friends with Ekwefi, and they get along well. Chielo sometimes gives bean cakes to Ekwefi to give to Ezinma. However, when Chielo becomes the priestess, she becomes like a completely separate person with no empathetic relationship with Ekwefi. Ekwefi is afraid of this incarnation of Chielo.
How has Ekwefi suffered in the past?
Ekwefi was first married to Anene, a man she did not love, for two years. Nine of ten children that she bore died in childbirth, while Okonkwo's other wives had many healthy children. Ekwefi was occasionally beat by Okonkwo. Ekwefi was nearly shot by Okonkwo's gun when he was in a rage. Ekwefi had to let her child go with Chielo in the middle of the night as Ekwefi worried about her.
Who is considered a ogbanje in Okonkwo's family?
Ezinma, the only surviving child of Ekwefi, is considered to be an ogbanje. Technically, all the other children of Ekwefi were also considered to be the same ogbanje. Ezinma continues to have the same spouts of illnesses that plagued Ekwefi's other children.
In things fall apart why does Ekwefi prize her daughter Ezinma so highly?
Motherhood is an important part to a woman in Igbo society. Ekwefi's nine other children had died
What does okonkwo name the children born to him in mbanta?
Okonkwo has many children: Nwoye: son of his first wife. Obiageli: daughter of his first wife. Ikemefuna: adopted son. Ezinma: daughter of Ekwefi Nkechi: daughter of Ojiugo Nneka: first child born to Okonkwo in Mbanta. "Mother is Supreme." Nwofia: son born 2 years after Nneka. "Begotten in the Wilderness." Onwumbiko: "Death, I Implore you." Third children borne to Ekwefi who dies in his fifteenth month. Ozoemena: "May it not happen again." 4th child of Ekwefi, born after Onwumbiko. Dies in her eleventh month. Onwuma: "Death may please himself." 5th child of Ekwefi. Other: - At least 6 other children are born to Ekwefi who die shortly after birth. - At least 4 other living sons besides Nwofia - Others not named. Note: Obiageli may actually be Ojiugo's daughter, but used by the first wife to deliver meals. Another possibility is that both Ojiugo and the first wife have daughters named Obiageli, or that the first wife's name is also Ojiugo. This could also be a continuity error by Achebe.
What is the relationship between Chielo and Ekwefi?
Chielo is friends with Ekwefi, and they get along well. Chielo sometimes gives bean cakes to Ekwefi to give to Ezinma. However, when Chielo becomes the priestess, she becomes like a completely separate person with no empathetic relationship with Ekwefi. Ekwefi is afraid of this incarnation of Chielo.
How is the relationship between Ekwefi and her daughter Ezinma is close?
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.
How has Ekwefi suffered in the past?
Ekwefi was first married to Anene, a man she did not love, for two years. Nine of ten children that she bore died in childbirth, while Okonkwo's other wives had many healthy children. Ekwefi was occasionally beat by Okonkwo. Ekwefi was nearly shot by Okonkwo's gun when he was in a rage. Ekwefi had to let her child go with Chielo in the middle of the night as Ekwefi worried about her.
Who is considered a ogbanje in Okonkwo's family?
Ezinma, the only surviving child of Ekwefi, is considered to be an ogbanje. Technically, all the other children of Ekwefi were also considered to be the same ogbanje. Ezinma continues to have the same spouts of illnesses that plagued Ekwefi's other children.
How do you know Ezinma means everything to her mother?
Ezinma survived childhood, while 9 other of Ekwefi's children have died. Ekwefi is especially glad to have a child who has survived, as she values motherhood. Ekwefi spoils Ezinma, by letting her choose what food to cook and eat, including feeding Ezinma eggs, delicacies normally reserved for adults.
In things fall apart why does Ekwefi prize her daughter Ezinma so highly?
Motherhood is an important part to a woman in Igbo society. Ekwefi's nine other children had died
What does Ekwefi means when she says Ezinma is probably going to stay?
When Ekwefi says that Ezinma is probably going to stay, she means that Ezinma is showing signs of being a resilient and strong-willed individual, who will overcome challenges and difficulties. Ekwefi admires Ezinma's personality and inner strength, and believes that she will thrive in the face of adversity.
What do Ekwefi and Chielo mean when they say that they hope Ezinma will stay?
Ekwefi and Chielo both hope that Ezinma will stay in the physical world and not be taken by the spirits like her other siblings. They value Ezinma's presence and want her to live a full and healthy life.
How are direct relationship and an indirect relationship different?
ones direct and the other is indirect..
What caused Ekwefi and Ezinma to be close in things fall apart?
Ezinma was the only one of nearly a dozen of Ekwefi's children that survived past early childhood. Ekwefi treasures her deeply. Ezinma shares her mother's beauty when she grows up, even sharing the same nickname, the "Crystal of Beauty." They enjoy trading stories and singing to each other.
What does Ekwefi do after Chielo took Ezinma?
Ekwefi follows Chielo as she goes to the other village and finally back to her cave. She then waits outside the cave, not daring to invoke the god's wrath upon herself. While she is following Chielo and Ezinma, Ekwefi tries to take care not to be discovered by Chielo, and thus displease the gods.
How was bucks relationship with john thornton differ from his relationship with him previous masters?
how was john and buck relationship different from the other people buck lived with.
