Journal Entery

Date: July 11, 2007

Entery Number: 10

Page/Quote reflecting on: Pgs. 44-45

I find it really interesting how bold Ezinma is and how she is one of the only people in Okonkwo's compound that actually speaks her mind, most of the time. She's not as afraid of Okonkwo as the others are and she is like Okonkwo's favorite child. Once when Ezinma was sitting in Okonkwo's obi after giving him his share of his second wife's pottage, he yells at her to sit like a women. So she does and then waits a while and asks if he will be going to see the wrestling. He answers yes and then asks her the question back and she replys with a yes. She waits a little and then asks if she can bring his chair for him. Okonkwo tells her no, that is a boy's job. Then she procedes to tell him that Obiageli broke her pot. (Obiageli was sitting in Okonkwo's hut also, waiting for Okonkwo to finish her mother's pottage.) Okonkwo then tells Ezinma he was already aware of that. In reply to Ezinma's talk and tattle telling, Obiageli tells Okonkwo that he should not talk when he is eating or the pepper may go down the wrong way. Okonkwo's reply was, "That is very true. Do you hear that Ezinma? You are older that Obiageli but she has more sense." I just find it hilarious the way Obiageli sort of gets back at Ezinma for trying to tattle tell. She does it in a little subtle way by stopping the conversing. That's not really getting back but it is in a way. I find it hilarious though. Just the whole conversation between Ezinma and Okonkwo and then Obiageli too. But I like Ezinma better than Obiageli just because she is nicer, it seems, she isn't afraid really of Okonkwo, and isn't afraid to speak what's on her mind. But then she has a not so innocent side too but it only shows once and a while which makes her even a better character.