Date: 11 August 2008

Entry:#23

Reflection:

Okonkwo and his family seek for his motherland for refuge just as was expected. However, he is not happy about this. In the Okonkwo’s original home he found comfort and accommodation but during his depart his home, Umuofia, goes through a transformation into a changed world in which can no longer adapt to Okonkwo’s old and personal beliefs. He becomes like a fish out of water; without this old world Okonkwo is left desperate because he no longer belongs; he can not adapt to the new world since all along the old world was adapting to him. His personal beliefs are so outdated that even the eldest member of the Mbanta clan notices it. For example, he tells Okonkwo that he doesn’t understand the importance of the mother land. The old man tries to explain it but its obvious that Okonkwo doesn’t absorb the knowledge or advice very well.