Journal Entry
#12
July 14, 2007
Page 66 paragraph 7
When Okonkwo asked why Obierika didn't go to kill Ikemefuna. Obierika says that he didn't go because it wasn't right. Why could Obierika figure that out but not Okonkwo. Okonkwo is just too worried about his apperance to realise that that is the way to lose friends and hurt other people more. It is also a way to hurt yourself. You feel like you have to do it to have people like you, but you don't, people should just like you for being you. Just be yourself.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Friday, July 13, 2007
Journal Entry
#11
July 13, 2007
Page 63 paragraph 1
It is very sad when your children are scared of you. It means you must either look scary, they are guilty of something and they don't want you to dind out about it, or you did something that is scary to them. In Okonkwo's case it is number 3, he killed one of his children, his adopted son, and Nwoye found out about it and is now scared of his father. I would be too if I found out my dad killed sibling of mine just because every one esle was going to do it too. Sometimes kids will never forget that, so there may always be something between the father son relationship so that you can't get too close to each other.
#11
July 13, 2007
Page 63 paragraph 1
It is very sad when your children are scared of you. It means you must either look scary, they are guilty of something and they don't want you to dind out about it, or you did something that is scary to them. In Okonkwo's case it is number 3, he killed one of his children, his adopted son, and Nwoye found out about it and is now scared of his father. I would be too if I found out my dad killed sibling of mine just because every one esle was going to do it too. Sometimes kids will never forget that, so there may always be something between the father son relationship so that you can't get too close to each other.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Journal Entry
#10
July 12, 2007
Page 60 paragraph 1
When Okonkwo killed his son, I think that he wasn't strong enough to stand up for his son and tell every one that he liked his adopted son, he had become part of the family. He didn't want to be laughed at, and he wanted to stay popular. He is just like a high schooler, he will do stupid stuff he will regret just so he can be popular. He killed one of his favorite people just because he wanted to seem strong and to not be soft.
#10
July 12, 2007
Page 60 paragraph 1
When Okonkwo killed his son, I think that he wasn't strong enough to stand up for his son and tell every one that he liked his adopted son, he had become part of the family. He didn't want to be laughed at, and he wanted to stay popular. He is just like a high schooler, he will do stupid stuff he will regret just so he can be popular. He killed one of his favorite people just because he wanted to seem strong and to not be soft.
Wednesday, July 11,2007
Journal Entry
#9
July 11, 2007
Page 55 paragraph 4
The people of this village are happy that there are locusts. I can see why because they don't come around very often, and so they would be considered a delicasy that anyone could have as long as they had access to them. In Little House on the Prairie they have the locusts come, but to them it is bad because they eat everything that is in their way so there is no food for the cows or horses and there is no food for the people, so I can see why they didn't like them. That is why your opinion of something can be good or bad depending on where you are.
#9
July 11, 2007
Page 55 paragraph 4
The people of this village are happy that there are locusts. I can see why because they don't come around very often, and so they would be considered a delicasy that anyone could have as long as they had access to them. In Little House on the Prairie they have the locusts come, but to them it is bad because they eat everything that is in their way so there is no food for the cows or horses and there is no food for the people, so I can see why they didn't like them. That is why your opinion of something can be good or bad depending on where you are.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Journal Entry
#8
July 10, 2007
Page 54 paragraph 1
Men have always had to be men, no matter where you are. They are supposed to be the strong ones, the ones to not be scared, the ones to protect their families, the ones to provide for the family, and the ones to not cry. Most men aren't all those things, but they try to be as close to that as possible. Men have that kind of mentality because from a young age the have to do different things than girls, and they are treated differently. Boys are encouraged to do sports or manly things, and girls are incouraged to play with dolls and have tea parties. In the village the boys don't listen to their mother's stories anymore because they want to act like a man, and have their father aprove of them. Men I think will always be that way.
#8
July 10, 2007
Page 54 paragraph 1
Men have always had to be men, no matter where you are. They are supposed to be the strong ones, the ones to not be scared, the ones to protect their families, the ones to provide for the family, and the ones to not cry. Most men aren't all those things, but they try to be as close to that as possible. Men have that kind of mentality because from a young age the have to do different things than girls, and they are treated differently. Boys are encouraged to do sports or manly things, and girls are incouraged to play with dolls and have tea parties. In the village the boys don't listen to their mother's stories anymore because they want to act like a man, and have their father aprove of them. Men I think will always be that way.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Journal Entry
#7
July 9, 2007
Page 52 paragraph 2
These men of the Umuofia seem to think the same as the men all over the world at that time, that if they could not control the women then they were not men. I understand their thinking because at that time that is what people thought, that is the culture, but hopefully they don't think that today. If they came to the United States this day in age, and tried to control the women, there would be and up roar, they wouldn't stand for it, because it wouldn't be equal rights, like the law says we're supposed to have. So I guess that it is okay that they try to control the women, because it is their culture, not ours.
#7
July 9, 2007
Page 52 paragraph 2
These men of the Umuofia seem to think the same as the men all over the world at that time, that if they could not control the women then they were not men. I understand their thinking because at that time that is what people thought, that is the culture, but hopefully they don't think that today. If they came to the United States this day in age, and tried to control the women, there would be and up roar, they wouldn't stand for it, because it wouldn't be equal rights, like the law says we're supposed to have. So I guess that it is okay that they try to control the women, because it is their culture, not ours.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Journal Entry
#6
July 8, 2007
Page 50 paragraph 2
It talks about the drums going wild while the people are wrestling. The drums are like the people. The drums get faster as the people get more excited. The drums are like part of the people. There is always a drum beating in the story, sometimes it goes fast, and some times it goes slow, it all depends on the people's feelings and what they think. It's like the drums and the people are the same.
#6
July 8, 2007
Page 50 paragraph 2
It talks about the drums going wild while the people are wrestling. The drums are like the people. The drums get faster as the people get more excited. The drums are like part of the people. There is always a drum beating in the story, sometimes it goes fast, and some times it goes slow, it all depends on the people's feelings and what they think. It's like the drums and the people are the same.
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