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Chapter 19

Chapter 19. End of Part Two. Simultaneous Round Table. A series of questions based on Chapter 19 will be asked. Group up (3 – 4 members). Number yourselves. Each member will write a response to the question on a piece of paper. Pass your papers clockwise on the teacher’s cue.

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Chapter 19

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  1. Chapter 19 End of Part Two

  2. Simultaneous Round Table • A series of questions based on Chapter 19 will be asked. • Group up (3 – 4 members). • Number yourselves. • Each member will write a response to the question on a piece of paper. • Pass your papers clockwise on the teacher’s cue. • Teammates can add to the prior responses.

  3. Numbered Heads Together • Groups will have 3 – 7 minutes to decide on an answer to the each question. • Ensure all members of your team can answer the question. • I will call a number and the student with that number will share the group’s answers.

  4. What is Okonkwo’s main regret revealed in this chapter? • “In these seven years he would have climbed to the utmost heights. And so he regretted every day of his exile.” • The seven years spent at Mbanta were seen as “wasted and weary years”. • He sees opportunities lost as he could have “prospered even more in Umuofia”. • He has missed opportunity to have further increased his status and influence among his clan.

  5. Why couldn’t Okonkwo return to Umuofia before the rains stopped? • “He would have taken something from the full penalty of seven years.” • He would not have served the full seven years of his exile.

  6. What is the meaning of Okonkwo’s proverb, “I cannot live on the bank of a river and wash my hands with spittle.” • The ‘river’ refers to Mbanta, which has been the source of food and sustenance to Okonkwo’s family over the last seven years. • He cannot turn his back on his motherland and ‘wash his hands with spittle’ signifying an unclean, ungrateful act.

  7. Uchendu talks about how “an animal rubs its itching flank against a tree, a man asks his kinsman to scratch him” while the oldest umunna declares “I fear for you young people because you do not understand how strong is the bond of kinship”. What is the significance of the words and the idea of kinship among the Igbo people?

  8. The difference between animals and humans is that humans have kinship bonds. Kinship signifies brotherhood and mutual support. • The idea of kinship is held in great regard among the Igbo people, but the arrival of the white man and their religion weakens the kinship bonds so central to the Igbo culture.

  9. Christians tell Igbo that they are all brothers and sons of God, replacing the literal ties of kinship, with metaphorical kinship structure through God. • Mr Kiaga’s response to Nwoye’s interest in attending school in another village is “Blessed is he who forsakes his father and mother for my sake” – illustrating that the Christian church recognises Igbo kinship bonds as the obstacle to the success of its missionaries. (Pg 133)

  10. The oldest umunna sees how younger members of the clan do not value kinship as much as the older members. They do not know what it means to “speak with one voice”. • He declares ominously “I fear for you; I fear for the clan”.

  11. Johari Window

  12. Johari Window • Each person will be assigned one quadrant of the Johari Window. • Red Stick – Quadrant 1 • Yellow Stick – Quadrant 2 • Green Stick – Quadrant 3 • Blue Stick – Quadrant 4 • Go to http://tinyurl.com/tfajohariwindow • You may work in alone or in pairs to fill in Okonkwo’s character traits (Part 2 only) with evidence in the relevant quadrant. • To view Consolidated Responses, click on the link at the bottom of the Home page.

  13. Holiday Homework (2011, CA1) • Unseen Prose Practice • BM 2010 MYE • O Level 2010 • Discussion Forum on LitElec Wiki Go in and take part in one of the discussions. You should respond to at least one forum.

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