Ian+Chang+Chapters+7+-+8

After reading chapters 7-8, I have made some connections to various things. During these chapters, locusts arrive at the Ibo society and people are happy about their new diet due to the locust. However, in this current days, the arrival of locust is a bad news to many agricultural society. The locusts destroy the harvest of the agriculture. Did the locusts naturally evolve (connection to biology)? Another connection will be the presence of the oracle. When I went to Greece and went to the city of Delphi to see the temple where the Oracle exist, I was surprised how the native Greeks relied on the Oracle. Same goes to the Ibo society; the Ibo people rely on the oracle on decision making like the sacrificing of Ikemefuna and the curing of Ezinma's disease. Lastly, I have connected the marriage process of many Korean homes. In African society, the fathers of the daughter try to make a bride-price, to "sell" his daughter to the new husband. Unlike the African society, Korean societies' fathers send money with their daughters to the husband. This tradition may have started because Korean male may take more care for their wives.

After reading this chapters, I have realized how "reputation" and "pride" was centered around Okonkwo's life. He had to kill Ikemefuna to not look weak. Will he have done it if Ikemefuna was his blood-related son? In addition, talking seems to be somewhat feminine, why will Okonkwo want to do it? Lastly, why is Ezinma "right spirited?"