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When Okonkwo beat his second wife, he indeed gave an excuse. He wasn't so friendly and benevolent to his wives and children because he thought that it showed weakness. Although Okinkwo's act was inhumane and cruel, I could understand why he would do such thing. Just like how he beat his second wife Ekwefi, I used to fool around with my brother, and scolding him for useless reasons. After Okonkwo got his hunting gun, his second wife has angered him badly again, by saying "guns that never shot". Since Okonkwo is a man who has lots of pride in his own careers and life, he was shortly infuriated and tried to shoot Ekwefi down. Just like this, after I scold my brother, he usually gets very grumpy and annoyed. He sometimes to bring my reputation down or make me sad. When he succeeds, I know it was my brother, thus I scold him back again. This whole chain of fight was created by me, but it turned out that I was the one who triggered the fire! However, I really feel connected to Okonkwo; being bored in life is the same as being tortured.

There are numerous cultures of the Igbo people shown in this section of our reading. First, a big part of the Igbo people's life is Religion. For example, when Unoka was dead, his body couldn't be buried, as they believed that it will anger the Earth goddess. This religious tradition shows the relationship between economic values relied on the fertility gods; traditions like "The Week of Peace" is introduced in chapter 4. It is a period when violence is banned; it is also when Okonkwo have beaten his wife, Ojiugo. Another big part of their culture is Food and Sports. The Igbo people have a big feast made up of yams; all the family members donate delicious foods and eat other's foods. Wrestling is a big part of their fame too. Men are considered 'strong' and 'powerful' when they have participated in the wrestling matches and won.

After reading chapter 4, I had several questions. How will the 'brotherhood' between Ikemefuna and Nwoye turn out to be? will Okonkwo later accept Ikemefuna as his first son rather than choosing Nwoye? Until now, Okonkwo's life was very successful. What will be the conflict that will come up soon to mess his life up? will there be a conflict?