Chapters 8-9 Discussion

Discuss the significance of the following quotations to the themes of resistance and respect for women:

1. "You know very well, Okonkwo, that I am not afraid of blood; and if anyone tells you that I am, he is telling a lie. And let me tell you one thing, my friend. If I were you I would have stayed home" (67).

2. "'It was always said that Ndulue and Ozeomena had one mind,' said Obierika...'I did not know that,' said Okonkwo. 'I thought he was a strong man in his youth'" (68).

3. "'But the law of the land must be obeyed.' 'I don't know how we got that law,' said Obierika" (69").

4. "All their customs are upside-down. They do not decide bride-price as we do, with sticks. They haggle and bargain as if they were buying a goat or a cow in the market" (73).

5. "The relationship between them was not only that of mother and child. There was something in it like a companionship of equals..." (77).

6. "Ekwefi had nothing but good wishes for he. But she had grown so bitter about her own chi that she could not rejoice with others over their good fortune" (79).

7. "'Bring me a low stool for Enzinma,' he said, ' and a thick mat'" (86).