entry 34
page of reflection:186-187
Everyone in the village of Umuofia has been
wondering what is the cause for the conflict between the church and the village.
Enoch may not be the complete cause but he has been adding to the trouble. He had
unmasked a egwugwu in public. By unmasking the ancestral spirit it is then considered
to be dead. Nothing of this sort had ever happened before, the punishment was unknown.
What was certain was that the spirits were angry, they all had gathered in the market and
that night they would weep the death of the spirit. That night all the spirits even the ones
form different villages came, they were headed to Enoch's compound. When Mr. Smith
found out he had Enoch hide in the church. Which was a good idea because that night the
spirits were so angry that they burned Enoch's compound down. That is what happens
when you look for trouble you end up finding it.
Enoch may not be the complete cause but he has been adding to the trouble. He had
unmasked a egwugwu in public. By unmasking the ancestral spirit it is then considered
to be dead. Nothing of this sort had ever happened before, the punishment was unknown.
What was certain was that the spirits were angry, they all had gathered in the market and
that night they would weep the death of the spirit. That night all the spirits even the ones
form different villages came, they were headed to Enoch's compound. When Mr. Smith
found out he had Enoch hide in the church. Which was a good idea because that night the
spirits were so angry that they burned Enoch's compound down. That is what happens
when you look for trouble you end up finding it.
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