TFA+(1-2)+Youjin+(Jenny)+J.

The first two chapters of Things Fall Apart somehow drew in my mind a special parallel with another book I have read earlier this year: The Good Earth by Pearl Buck. Both novels begin with a simple yet queerly descriptive narration of the native lives of the people, and this "candide" narrative (I'd like to denote it as so) arouses curiosity for me in a very funny way. Whereas most texts written by English writers begin with an eloquent - and sometimes verbose - exposition, Things Fall Apart moves directly into the point. Already, the author has introduced and established the final result of the main conflict: in other words, he summarized the story briefly, and is now beginning to actually "tell" it to us, which gives me a sense of oral delivery. Although I know that the young sacrifice will die in the end, I am still very curious about what will happen to him in between the events that have been identified. Why is the sacrifice being mentioned in relation with the great man Okonkwo? Will he meet a point of decline because of the boy? - One thing I know for sure is that Okonkwo will not remain powerful or respectable.. He will meet his decline, either by a direct or indirect relationship with Ikemefuna.