Valuables can consist of material goods and traits. Despite Jonathan Iwegbu losing many of his material assets, he still possesses his luck trait in Chinua Achebe’s “Civil Peace,” which allows him to care and provide for his family of five. In the story “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe he states, “It went deep to his heart. He had come out of the war with five inestimable blessings” (389). He has his heart which helps him stay true to who he is. He came out of the war with the five most valuable things which was a blessing for him. He is the same person because all he ever cared about was the safety of his family. This was helpful because he just wanted to see his family safe and he got to see it. Therefore, his luck traits were valuable in ensuring
