Journal Entery

Date: June 21, 2007

Entry Number: 2

Page/Quote: Pgs 9-10

Near the beginning of chapter 2 the narrator tells us of the fear the Igbo people had for the dark nights with out the moon. I find it actually quite interesting that they are scared of those dark nights. I mean I am too but they are afraid of spirits, snakes, and other wild creatures. Snakes were never called snakes on these days but rather strings, children were warned not to whistle for fear of evil spirits, and even the bravest were afraid. Now a day people are more scared of being kidnapped, killed, stocked, and other scary things. Not of wild animals and evil spirits. You'd think they'd be used to those dark nights though. They'd been living out there in the wilderness for their entire existence and they were still afraid of the complete dark nights. It's funny though. On nights with the moonlight everybody was lively. You could hear children laughing and other things would be going on. But not on those nights with no moons.