Blog 8

Family is a very important aspect of Things Fall Apart. Every person helps protect the family and makes it whole. After they received Ikemefuna and had him for about three years, Okonkwo and his family completely accepted him and he called Okonkwo father. You can see the love of a mother when Ezinma was taken by the priestess into the woods and Ekwefi followed them the whole time, no matter how far they traveled or how weak she felt to make sure that her child was okay. Okonkwo also spent the majority of the night looking for Ekwefi and Ezinma to protect them. Culturally, family is one of the most important bonds to these people.