the village dramatically changed. There is a court and an English man who judges legal cases. There is a prison, the prisoners are local men who have offended the white man and their laws.
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The opening of part 3 of the novel introduces the devastation brought by the white man and the undermining of traditional practices of justice, religion and community. But Okonkwo is slow to see this.
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Oberika says that the white man was smart, he came peaceably and quietly.
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Okonkwo's patriacal beliefs remain unchanged. He sees the fire in Enzima but can't value it in a woman.
The chapter ends with Okonkwu and Oberika sitting in silence they have no idea how to face the challenges the clan faces.
Okonkwu, man of action can do nothing.
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In chapter 21....
We read that many in the clan appreciate the things that have been brought to them by the white man. In particular the Trading Store is popular.
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Mr Brown, the head missionary, gets on well with the clans leaders and talks intellectually with Akunna. Mr Brown realises that the way to convert the clan is not to attack their religion. Instead, he builds a school and a hospital. He encourages the local people to send their children to the school.
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Brown comes to Okonkwo to tell him about the education his son, Nwoye has been getting. Brown thinks Okonkwo will be pleased but he is not. The villagers are preoccupied by the changes brought by the white man and have no time for the return of a previously powerful farmer. Okonkwo mourns the changes in the clan, who he thinks have become soft, like women.
Lesduur is: 50 min
