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10 Cards in this Set
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Obierika
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*good friend to Okonkwo
-sells Okonkwo's yams to ensure that Okonkwo won’t suffer financial ruin while in exile and comforting Okonkwo when he is depressed |
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Chielo
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*priestess
-oracle at the hill |
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Nwoye
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*Okonkwo's son
-turned Christian -changed name to Isaac -father is not proud of him |
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Reverend Smith
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*2nd missionary to Umuofia who hides Enoch in his church
-uncompromising and strict -shows no respect for indigenous customs and culture |
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Ezinma
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*Ekwefi's daughter
-Okonkwo wishes she had been a son, but she is still his favorite child -one of only 10 children to survive and is therefore Ekwefi's world |
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Ikemefuna
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*sacrificed for peace
-develops especially close relationship with Nwoye |
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Okonkwo
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*rules his home w/ a heavy hand
-biggest fear is failure |
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Uchendu
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*receives Okonkwo and his family warmly when they travel to Mbanta
-advises Okonkwo to be grateful for the comfort that his motherland offers him |
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Unoka
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*Okonkwo's father
-coward and spendthrift -rarely repaid debts -talented musician |
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Ekwefi
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*Okonkwo's second wife
-lost 9 children as babies |
