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Journal #1: (Ch.1-2)

The first two chapters certainly told us a lot of facts about characters in the book, mainly Okonkwo. Through the first two chapters, I learned a basic background history of Okonkwo as well as his personalities, likes and dislikes and such. Reading the beginning of the first chapter which describes the life of Okonkwo’s father, it certainly tells me that Okonkwo has deep hatred and despise toward his father. Seriously, reading the first two chapter of the book, I knew I was going to have trouble memorizing the characters’ names and the village names. Another thing I felt it was a little unexpected was the fact that the author already tells us that Ikemefuna is going to suffer through a miserable and unhappy life. Why is the author telling us the fate and the miserable life of this boy already in the first chapter? What purpose does it serve? QUestions like those went past my brain. Just by reading the first two chapters, I can make several predictions about the progression of the story. My first prediction is that Okonkwo is going to suffer and become disgraced by the end of the story. Using the title and Okonkwo’s personalities as references, this prediction seems to be the best possible prediction. Another prediction is that as Ikemefuna lives together with Okonkwo and finally leaves on a journey with Okonkwo where he will experience different things. Since it’s only a beginning of the story, we can make many different predictions about the story. So far, I’m enjoying the book. :)