entry 18
page of reflection:135
Uchendu didn't want the sorrow that Okonkwo was feeling for
for himself get in the way of leaving his motherland after seven years. He
reminded him how Okonkwo wasn't the only one that has suffered a great
deal. Uchendu told him he has suffered a great deal as well, he has lost all his
wives and many of his children he has had to bury. If we think about that it
is an extreme pain for a parent to lose just one child now imagine having to
lose many children, and having to bury them yourself. Uchendu is a strong
man because most people would have hung themselves but to this day he
has got through it and is alive. One of Uchendu daughters has suffered
greatly also every time she tries to have a child she has twins, and in the
village twins are seen as something bad, she has to get rid of them. Even
though to Okonkwo has lost a lot, he should look around him. He should
remember that everyone else has had there share of sorrows as well.
Uchendu says Okonkwo should be happy because he was only banished
for seven years there are other men who are banished for a lifetime.
In other words he should be a man and get over it because in seven
years he will get to return to his fatherland.
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