07 August 2012
Ekwefi
The character that I found the most interesting in the novel was Ekwefi. I felt that she was very "modern" compared to the other women in the novel. She ran away from her first husband to be with Okonkwo. She saw Okonkwo win in a fighting match and from that moment she knew she wanted to marry him. In this time period love marriage didn't exist but she went against everything and went to the man she loved. I also find her very bold. She is not scared to break the rules for the ones she loves. She was warned not to go after Ezinma when Chielo took her but she still went. She didn't care for her own safety. All she cared about was her daughter. Ekwefi is also very strong. She has given birth to so many children and has watched all of them die. Even after all the deaths she still had the strength to give birth again. She also had the strength to face the criticism from the society that came along with all the deaths.
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What I find most interesting about Ekwefi is her ability to stick with Okonkwo through all of his anger and bad times. She stayed with him through all of the beatings, the banishment, and the loss of social class. And while it might be argued that she didn't have a choice but to stay with him, I would like to point out that as Sandeep noted, she did run away from her first husband. This might give insight into the quality of life with her first husband or even the bond that she has with Okonkwo.
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