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Igbo Culture Research Paper

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The Igbo culture was an actual religion in Africa. Chukwu is their supreme god and was believed to have created the world. Each clan had an egwugwu or a masked ancestrals of a clan. I think that the Igbo culture did more harm than good to Okonkwo because of his multiple wives, pride, and when he killed a clansmen which leads to his deaths. Okonkwo had many wives. Having more than one wife can be good or bad. One good thing about having more than one wife is you get more food. However, a bad thing about having multiple wives is that you got to keep them on check. It states on page 29, “And when she returned, he beat her heavily. In his anger he had forgotten that it was the week of peace.” Okonkwo failed to keep his wife on check resulting
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