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Why do you think achebe does not translate the song that ikemefuna remembers as he walks along before he is killed?
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∙ 10y ago
I think it he dosent translate it because at some point we end up knowing what it means without him telling us! It gives us some suspense! Which is great..
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My dream is you in Spanish?
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How long did ikemefuna live with okonkwo?
Ikemefuna lived with Okonkwo for three years before the Oracle decided his fate.
Does Ikemefuna get killed before Okonkwo is exiled to go back to his motherland?
Yes. Ikemefuna's death foreshadows Okonkwo's accidental killing of Ezeudu's son.
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What is the significance of Mbaino in Things Fall Apart?
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Achebe shows the deep culture of the native Nigerians before the colonists arrive, a broad collection of stories and tales shared verbally from generation to generation.
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By Saturday.
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