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  • Being well respected. - Nwoye agrees with this. In particular, in the later book No Longer At Ease, he seems to implicitly agree with this respect.
  • Having titles. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this.
  • Being able to represent egwugwu in the egwugwu court. - Nwoye does not even consider this.
  • Killing men in war. - Nwoye has an aversion to these stories.
  • Being wealthy. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this.
  • Being a good farmer and a hard worker. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this, but is not particularly skilled at farming.
  • Having wives. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this, but does not take a wife early in life.
  • Having many children, particularly strong boys. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this.
  • Having his daughters marry respected men. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this.
  • Voicing one's opinion. -Nwoye's opinions do not always agree with his father's, so Nwoye is forced to hold his tongue in the presence of him.
  • Being unafraid of war, and advocating for strong actions. - Nwoye seems to have a dislike of war, and is more a man of peace.
  • Having everything in one's household under control, including wives and children. - Nwoye as a boy attempts to mutter about women and their problems in an attempt to please his dad. However, he doesn't really feel that strongly about this. He does however, exert control over his wife and her opinions later on in No Longer At Ease.
  • Fighting lazy or stupid people. - Nwoye is not a fighter.
  • Having respected friends. - Nwoye seems to have no problem with this.
  • Being able to wrestle. - Nwoye is not a wrestler.
  • Disliking idleness including excessive music. - Nwoye loves music, in contrast with the coolness exuded by his father towards it.
  • Disliking feminine stories. - Nwoye loves his mother's stories, and is enchanted by them as well as the stories told by the Christians.
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