Later on, after Okonkwo is exiled, Okonkwo plans to have Ezinma and Obiageli marry men in Umuofia, so that they will still be in the village, and Okonkwo and his family will have additional influence in the village.
Thus Ezinma and Obiageli refuse every offer of marriage from men in Mbanta.
Ezinma wielded great influence over her half-sister Obiageli. Ezinma was older than Obiageli.
"There are many good and prosperous people here, but I shall be happy if you marry in Umuofia when we return home. Your half-sister, Obiageli, will not understand me, but you can explain to her."
Okonkwo treats Ezinma's illness very seriously. He takes his aid of Ezinma very seriously as well.
Okonkwo regrets that Ezinma was born a girl.
Ezinma is the child who is most able to understand Okonkwo's view points and what he wishes for their family. She seems to share Okonkwo's desire for family honour and is willing to sacrifice for it as well.
Ezinma wielded great influence over her half-sister Obiageli. Ezinma was older than Obiageli.
Okonkwo treated his daughter Obiageli as a beautiful female to be married off to a high-ranking and respectable Ibo warrior. Okonkwo also relied on Ezinma to convey his wishes to Obiageli, since Obiageli was not as good at understanding her father as Ezinma. However, Obiageli appears to be more of a typical idealized female, so Okonkwo uses her as an example to Ezinma.
Although not specifically mentioned, it can be guessed that Ekwefi is Okonkwo's favourite wife.Okonkwo originally wanted to take Ekwefi for his first wife, but he did not have enough money to pay for her dowry at the time.
Every day she brings food to her father.She asks to bring Okonkwo's chair to the wrestling matches.She rats out her sister Obiageli to Okonkwo after she breaks her pot.She accepts Okonkwo's advice to not marry in Mbanta.She convince Obiageli to not marry in Mbanta.
"There are many good and prosperous people here, but I shall be happy if you marry in Umuofia when we return home. Your half-sister, Obiageli, will not understand me, but you can explain to her."
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.
Okonkwo regrets that Ezinma was born a girl.
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.
*Okonkwo *Ezinma *Things Also, Chielo comes for Ezinma. Chielo is constantly being "possesed," and she says Agbala wants to see Ezinma.
Okonkwo wishes that Ezinma was a boy because he sees her as having the spirit and strength that he values in masculinity. He believes that if she were a boy, she would have been the perfect heir to carry on his legacy and continue the family lineage.
There is nothing explicit in text that Okonkwo says often about Ezinma. Okonkwo does say twice throughout the book the idea that Ezinma should have been a boy, but whether this is said often is not is unknown.