entry 3

6/13/08
entry 3
page of reflection: 15

Yes it is a tragidy that they killed a women in the village of Mbaino.

As a result the village of Umufia decided that it would only be fair if Mbaino

in return brought a virgin women to replace the wife that was killed, and a young

boy to be sacraficed. This young boy is Nwoye age fifteen, he was taken away from

his family. What is even worse was that he had no clue what was going to

happen to him or to his family, especially to his mother and baby sister of

three years old. He was taken away by some men that came in the middle

of the night and took him away from his family. Once he got to the village of

Umofia the village elders told Okonkwo to take care of the boy because they

didn't know what they would do with him yet. This feeling that Ikemefuna

must have felt when his father handed him over to this men that he had no

idea who they where. Not only that but being taken to a place you don't know,

living with a family that is not yours, and having the feeling that you will never

see your family again.