entry 11

6/30/08
entry 11
page of reflection:76-77

Ezinma only daughter of Ekwefi was ten and dying she was dying of

fever. Ekwefi was Okonkwo's second wife when she was recently married to

Okonkwo she had children but at birth most of them died or months afterwards

of birth. This caused Ekwefia to become a bitter woman because all of Okonkwo's

other wives were having children and they were healthy. She fell into a depression

you could say, because after she would have child she would give it a name such

as ''Death may it please himself,'' refering the death that will occur to her child

which did. She had ten children and nine died. Finally, when Ezinma was born

she lived up to six years and then ten years and her mother was full of

happiness again. Except now Ezinma was dying of fever so she told Okonkwo

to help her to her bring the fever down. Okonkwo went outside to go get an

herb that was used to get rid of the fever. They finally got rid of the fever, but

mean while Ekwefi must have felt great anxiety because there was a great

risk her only daughter could have died. Especially, when it had happen to her

many times before with her other children. After the fever had subsided Ekwefi

felt relief because her daughter was going to be okay.