Okonkwo breaks the sacred Peace of Ani, also known as the Week of Peace, by beating Ojiugo, his third wife. He is forced to sacrifice to the goddess and repent.
His neighbours look down upon Okonkwo for the sacrilege, and also for not being outwardly repentant, as they think he is not genuinely repenting.
Ojiugo is beat by Okonkwo for failing to prepare meals for Okonkwo and her children.
Okonkwo has anger problems and takes it out on his spouses. Okonkwo's wife Ojiugo forgets to get Okonkwo and her children their meals, as she went to get her hair plaited at her friend's house. The first wife ends up feeding her children. Okonkwo beats Ojiugo for her negligence. Unfortunately, this beating violates the sacred Week of Peace. During the New Yam Festival, Okonkwo gets restless and angry, and makes up an excuse to beat his second wife.
Okonkwo broke the Week of Peace, a sacred thing. Ojiugo merely was negligent in her duties.
No man is to cause a disturbance during the week of peace. He is upset that Okonkwo has broken the tribe's law. The priest is afraid the gods will deign to punish the village for one man's hubris.
Okonkwo is ordered to perform a sacrifice for beating his wife during the sacred week of peace. Later, Okonkwo and other men are other to pay a fine for burning down the church.
Ojiugo is beat by Okonkwo for failing to prepare meals for Okonkwo and her children.
Okonkwo beat his third wife, Ojiugo, during the week of peace for her negligence in failing to prepare meals for either himself or her children.
Okonkwo commits the crime of beating his wife, Ojiugo, during the Week of Peace by violating the rules of the sacred week. This action angers the gods and disrupts the peace and sanctity of the community.
Okonkwo waits for his afternoon meal from Ojuigo but it never comes. She went to get her hair plaited at her friend's house and forgot to return early enough to cook the meal. The first wife ends up feeding her children. Okonkwo beats Ojiugo for her negligence.
Okonkwo beat his wife during the week of peace, the one week of the year in which no violence was to be committed. As this week of peace was a tribute to the gods, this was considered sacrilege and an offense to the gods.
Okonkwo has anger problems and takes it out on his spouses. Okonkwo's wife Ojiugo forgets to get Okonkwo and her children their meals, as she went to get her hair plaited at her friend's house. The first wife ends up feeding her children. Okonkwo beats Ojiugo for her negligence. Unfortunately, this beating violates the sacred Week of Peace. During the New Yam Festival, Okonkwo gets restless and angry, and makes up an excuse to beat his second wife.
Okonkwo broke the Week of Peace, a sacred thing. Ojiugo merely was negligent in her duties.
If speaking about after his death, his 3 wives survive him. He has as at least 7 sons and 4 daughters who also survive him. The Cat survives wrestling with Okonkwo, but is thrown. Ekwefi survives getting shot at by Okonkwo. Ojiugo survives getting beat up by Okonkwo during the week of peace. Nwoye survives getting choked by Okonkwo, and coverts, changing his name to Isaac.
Okonkwo was sentenced to seven years of exile by the clan for accidentally killing a clansman during a funeral ceremony. This punishment was to uphold the law of the clan and maintain peace and order within the community.
When Okonkwo beat his second wife during the new yam festival, it was seen as a serious crime against the earth goddess, who is highly revered during the festival. As a result, Okonkwo and his family were exiled from the village for seven years as punishment.
No man is to cause a disturbance during the week of peace. He is upset that Okonkwo has broken the tribe's law. The priest is afraid the gods will deign to punish the village for one man's hubris.
Okonkwo is ordered to perform a sacrifice for beating his wife during the sacred week of peace. Later, Okonkwo and other men are other to pay a fine for burning down the church.