Okonkwo takes great pride in her daughter and believes that he is the child that best knows his own thoughts. She is the first surviving daughter with his wife Ekwefi.
Okonkwo often wishes Ezinma were a boy.
He is inwardly fond of her; her beauty is like her mother's was when she was the Village Beauty.
This event did not happen. Ekwefi was still alive when Okonkwo hung himself. However, many of Ekwefi's children had died before.
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.
Not too much is significant about the gun Okonkwo owns. As Okonkwo is not a good hunter, it has rarely been fired. When Ekwefi is mad at Okonkwo she remarks the gun 'has never been fired.' Unfortunately Okonkwo hears this, and flies into a rage, discharging the gun next to Ekwefi.
They are not related by blood; they become husband and wife.
Okonkwo originally wanted Ekwefi for his first wife, but did not have the money. It appears that the two are more together for love, whereas the other marriages were originally marriages of convenience and business.
Okonkwo's second wife is Ekwefi, mother of Ezinma. Okonkwo originally wished to have Ekwefi as his first wife, but he could not afford the dowry at the time. Ekwefi ran away from her first husband to be with Okonkwo.
Ekwefi and Okonkwo fall in love after a wrestling match in which Okonkwo demonstrates his strength and courage. Ekwefi is impressed by Okonkwo's prowess and determination, and they begin a courtship that leads to marriage.
This event did not happen. Ekwefi was still alive when Okonkwo hung himself. However, many of Ekwefi's children had died before.
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.
Not too much is significant about the gun Okonkwo owns. As Okonkwo is not a good hunter, it has rarely been fired. When Ekwefi is mad at Okonkwo she remarks the gun 'has never been fired.' Unfortunately Okonkwo hears this, and flies into a rage, discharging the gun next to Ekwefi.
Ekwefi gives Ezinma the meal of roasted plantains and palm-oil sauce, despite Okonkwo's warning that Ezinma should not eat too much of it. This delicacy is a symbol of Ekwefi's love for her daughter and her defiance of Okonkwo's strictness.
Not too much is significant about the gun Okonkwo owns. As Okonkwo is not a good hunter, it has rarely been fired. When Ekwefi is mad at Okonkwo she remarks the gun 'has never been fired.' Unfortunately Okonkwo hears this, and flies into a rage, discharging the gun next to Ekwefi.
They are not related by blood; they become husband and wife.
Okonkwo originally wanted Ekwefi for his first wife, but did not have the money. It appears that the two are more together for love, whereas the other marriages were originally marriages of convenience and business.
Okonkwo appears suddenly before dawn. He decides to wait with Ekwefi outside the Oracle's cave. Subtly, Okonkwo could be considered to be waiting for both Ekwefi and Ezinma, as he might consider it unmanly to wait for Ezinma, but would consider it manly to support Ekwefi as she waited for their daughter. Eventually both the priestess and Ezinma appear.
The wrestling matches are her favourite part of the festival. This has to do with the circumstances of her marriage to Okonkwo. She fell in love with Okonkwo during the opening match of the book, when he threw the Cat. She always fancied Okonkwo but he was too poor to pay the bride price. After the match she ran away from her husband and eloped with Okonkwo. No Okonkwo doesn't turn out to be prince charming but Ekwefi likes that memory.
Ekwefi is Okonkwo's second wife in Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart." She angers Okonkwo by disobeying his orders not to participate in the wrestling match for her daughter, Ezinma. Despite his wishes, she ignores Okonkwo's command and attends the match, leading to a heated argument between them.