Christian Iorgoveanu
Mr. Miller
English 10: 4
16 November 2017
Ekwefi’s Role of Standing Up to Okonkwo
Ekwefi, Okonkwo’s second wife, and mother of Enzima, is the one with the most attitude. Her role could easily be overlooked; however she is one of the most significant characters in Things Fall Apart. Ekwefi is the only one, out of Okonkwo’s wives, who has the courage to provoke or challenge Okonkwo, and she is still able to maintain her personality even when her husband gets mad at her. So, since her personality is so well rounded, to what extent is Ekwefi the leading female character in the story?
At the time of Okonkwo, women were mostly dominated by men, however Ekwefi often stood up to her husband, if she believed he was wrong. When Okonkwo
Mr. Miller
English 10: 4
16 November 2017
Ekwefi’s Role of Standing Up to Okonkwo
Ekwefi, Okonkwo’s second wife, and mother of Enzima, is the one with the most attitude. Her role could easily be overlooked; however she is one of the most significant characters in Things Fall Apart. Ekwefi is the only one, out of Okonkwo’s wives, who has the courage to provoke or challenge Okonkwo, and she is still able to maintain her personality even when her husband gets mad at her. So, since her personality is so well rounded, to what extent is Ekwefi the leading female character in the story?
At the time of Okonkwo, women were mostly dominated by men, however Ekwefi often stood up to her husband, if she believed he was wrong. When Okonkwo