The book and the movie

I feel that there were some similarities like that they both lived in Africa. But one really important one that I noticed is that when the Coke bottle landed in the bush tribe, the tribe became more ferocious and angry, while before they were happy. I think this shows how the white man arriving in Africa in the book can affect the tribe in the movie in the same way, but through different forms. Does anyone else see this similarity?
-Anna

Movie and book similarities?

I thought that i didn't really find any important similarities. The only ones i found were that they were in Africa, they lived in tribes,etc., but nothing really important. Maybe I just didn't see it, so if you did, please post some.

-erick

Villagers

In chapter 23, Okonkwo and the other leaders were held captive by the District Commissioner. They were told that they had to collect 200 bags of cowries to be set free, but when the guards heard about them killing the District Commissioner, the bail was raised to 250 bags of cowries, 50 of which would go straight to the District Commissioner. The villagers began to gather this bail, not knowing that 50 bags would go the the District Commissioner. Do you think that they would have changed their minds and not collected the bail if they knew what was going to happen to 50 bags of cowries, like the District Commisioner suggested, or would they still collect the bail.

I feel that they still would collect the bail because they needed their leaders out eventually. But, I also don't think that this knowledge would have made them wait longer. It would have made them angry, but I don't feel it would have delayed their response time.

Nwoye's conversion

What do you think was a main factor in Nwoye's conversion to Christianity? In my opinion, Nwoye was feeling of no sense of belonging to his family, especially to his father, and he felt like a pariah which infuenced him into making the decision to convert to Christianity. His father, though, i think was the main factor of his conversion, because it seemed that no matter what Nwoye did, it would not satisfy his father's expectations. What is your opinion on this?

Okwonkwo

When Ezeani, the priest spoke to Okwonkwo about commiting an act of evil in beating his wife during the Week of Peace, why was it that he was not punished for his wrong doings? Why was he only ordered to a she-goat, a hen, cloth, and a hundred cowries instead of having to suffer the former punishments for violating the Week of Peace? - Erick

Ikemefuna

In chapter 7, page 57, it explains about how the men have decided to kill Ikemefuna. Throughout the whole journey they take with him, Ikemefuna feels uneasy, but begins to feel better about going home. Do you think that Ikemefuna knew, beforehand, that he was going to be killed? I am asking this question because it does say that, "He still missed his mother and his sister and would be very glad to see them. But somehow he knew he was not going to see them." But, it also suggests that when he is about to be killed, he doesn't know what is happening. I, personally, feel that he knew that he was going to be killed and was suppressing his feelings of his death to his subconsious mind so he would not have to feel the betrayal of his "father."