TFA+journal+5

Journal 5 a) Paragraph of Text-to-Text/Self/World Connection From reading the chapters, I can get a sense that the village of Umuofia is very strict. One of the scenes that made me think this way was when Okonkwo gets exiled from his village. Okonkwo, whose known for the leader of the clan, is now exiled from its village due to killing accidently. It seems like the community of Umuofia has strong bonds between everyone because no matter what position you are, if you commit a crime, then you will get harsh punishments. Due to his family getting exiled from the country, it makes Okonkwo feel very embarrassed and ridiculous that his strong manly image is destructed by an accident. This kind of reminds me when I was in position of vice president. From the other people’s point of view, it looked like student council officers were powerful, but when we made a mistake, people had thought of us as a not powerful leaders. A quote from Unoka, “A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride.” makes me think that never be discouraged by any mistakes. b) Predictions about what's to come in the remainder of the book. I think Okonkwo will start a new life in the new place with his family. I think rather to show he is manly and strong, he might focus more on caring for his family relationship. Since he now away from the village, I believe he will later return to fix up the tradition about people relying their decisions too much on Oracles. c) A question related to either of the previous two paragraphs in today's journal Will Okonkwo continuously act manly?