entry 10

6/25/08
entry 10
page of reflection:71

Ikemefuna's death was recent so for Okonkwo to get it off his mind

the death of Ikemefuna, he went to go see one of his friends Obierika. One of

his daughters was to be married her name Akueke she was sixteen, she was

to be married to Ibe who was about twenty-five. However this age difference may

not be a big deal to this culture or seen as strange, but my opinion is that it would

be strange to be married to someone that is more than five years older than me.

Not only that but that you are being sold for a price to some stranger that you really

don't know just have seen a few times. After you are bought and taken away to live

with your husband you know belong to him. Except to the people in this culture

it is seen as perfectly normal to be sold for a certain bag of cowries and palm

wine. What I found interesting is how the brides to be get to dress up for a certain

time before their official marriage with there coiffure, patterns painted on the

body,and of all sorts jewelry. We can see how different cultures have different

customs on many things one being marriage, which is fascinating to learn

about.