Ikemefuna Quotes

After Ikemefuna's entrance into Nwoye's life, their brotherly relationship is the reason behind Nwoye's interest in new and mature practices, which changes his behavior and relationship with his father. At the beginning of the novel, Okonkwo is convinced that Nwoye demonstrated traits of laziness and weakness. He thought that by constantly beating his son, he would give up his indolent habits. The beatings and the hostile relationship between Nwoye and his father negatively influenced his character. In the novel, Nwoye is described as "developing into a sad-faced youth (Achebe, 14)." This quote demonstrates the personal effects of his father's brutal nature accurately because the quote is from the perspective of the narrator, who has an unbiased perception of the

Nwoye was quickly captivated by him, and the two of them became connected. When describing his relationship with Ikemefuna, Achebe states that Nwoye "became quite inseparable from him because he seemed to know everything (Achebe, 28)." This quote proposes the idea that the knowledge demonstrated by Ikemefuna encapsulates Okonkwo into great admiration. Nwoye perceives Ikemefuna as a role model he is eager to learn from because of the questions he can answer and the support he provides. Over the years, after learning about new stories and habits that Ikemefuna participates in, Nwoye starts to change his behavior similar to his. Ikemefuna influenced him to practice the masculine habits his father tried to install in him with misconduct, except now he feels supported rather than pushed. With a change in practices, Ikemefuna and Nwoye "no longer spent the evenings in mother's hut…but now sat with Okonkwo in his obi (Achebe, 52)." This quote highlights the substantial power that his relationship with Ikemefuna has over him since before his arrival, Nwoye never connected to his father thia