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Chapter 7 Okonkwo hopes his son Nwoye will be a tough young man capable of ruling his fathers household in the future. Locusts descend on the land of Okonkwo, darken the sky, settle on the rooftops, and break the mighty tree. Okonkwo is sitting in his obi with Ikemefuna and Nwoye, eating dried locusts when Ogbuefi Ezeudu comes with a message that Umuofia decided to kill Ikemefuna. After speaking with the elders of nine villages, Okonkwo tells Ikemefuna that he is going back to his home the next day. Okonkwo and the men of Umuofia take Ikemefuna deep into the forest and kill him with machetes. Okonkwo gives the final thrust of the machete that ends Ikemefuna's life. Twins born in Umuofia were put into earthenware pots and thrown away in the thick forest. Nwoye, Okonkwo's kid, is expected to grow up to be a strong young man capable of leading his father's family. The arrival of locusts in Okonkwo darkens the sky, settles on rooftops, and destroys the huge tree. When Ogbuefi Ezeudu arrives with word that Umuofia has chosen to murder Ikemefuna, Okonkwo is eating dried locusts in his obi with Ikemefuna and Nwoye. After conferring with the elders of nine communities, Okonkwo assures Ikemefuna that he would return to his community the next day. Okonkwo and the men of Umuofia drag Ikemefuna far into the bush, where they kill him with machetes. Okonkwo's deadly machete thrust claimed Ikemefuna's life. Twins born in Umuofia were cast away in the deep jungle in clay pots.

Chapter 8 Okonkwo did not taste any food for two days after Ikemefuna's death. Okonkwo worries about his son, Nwoye because he thinks that Nwoye cannot take care of a family. The strange event that takes place in the village of Ire that Ofoedo tells Okonkwo and Obierika about is that the drum has not been beaten to tell Umuofia's death. A man who holds the ozo title is forbidden not to climb the palm tree. Obierika's daughter, Akueke, is sixteen, just the right age for marrying. Her suitor and his relatives determine if she is ripe for marriage by surveying her young body with expert eyes as if to assure themselves that she was beautiful and ripe. The agreed upon bride-price for Akueke was twenty bags of cowries. After Ikemefuna died, Okonkwo went two days without eating. Okonkwo is worried about his son, Nwoye, since he feels he is incapable of raising a family. In the hamlet of Ire, Ofoedo notifies Okonkwo and Obierika of an uncommon occurrence: the drum has not been beaten to proclaim Umuofia's death. Climbing the palm tree is illegal for a man with the ozo title. Akueke, Obierika's sixteen-year-old daughter, is engaged to be married. Her suitor and his family evaluate her marriageability by scrutinizing her youthful physique with trained eyes, as if to convince themselves that she is lovely and ready for marriage. Akueke's agreed-upon bride price was twenty bags of cowries.

Chapter 9 Ekwefi awakes Okonkwo early in the morning pounding on his door to tell him that Ezinma is dying. The name all children of the clan except Ezinma call their mothers is Nne. Nine out of ten of Ekwefi's children die in infancy. After the second death, Okonkwo goes to the medicine man to find out why this is happening. The diviner explained that the child was an ogbanje, one of those wicked children who, when they died, entered their mothers wombs to be born again. Okagbue, the medicine man, digs up her iyiuwa which is a stone that ogbanje hides in one of their past lives to find in a future life from under the orange tree that makes the people of the village believe that Ezinma will live to adulthood. Okonkwo brings back a bundle of medicinal plants, grasses, leaves, roots, and bark from the bush while Ezinma lays sick in Ekwefi's hut. Ekwefi makes the medicine she hopes would cure Ezinma by putting the medicinal plants into a pot and boiling it.

Early in the morning, Ekwefi knocks on Okonkwo's door to notify him that Ezinma is dying. Except for Ezinma, everyone in the clan refers to their mothers as Nne. Nine times out of ten, Ekwefi's kids perish in infancy. After the second death, Okonkwo goes to the medicine man to find out why this is happening. According to the diviner, the kid was an ogbanje, a wicked child who, after dying, entered their mothers' wombs to be born again. Okagbue, the village's medicine man, digs up her iyi-uwa, a stone that ogbanje hid under the orange tree in one of their former lives for future discovery, leading the locals to believe that Ezinma will live to adulthood. Okonkwo comes from the jungle with a bundle of medicinal plants, grasses, leaves, roots, and bark, as Ezinma remains sick in Ekwefi's hut. Ekwefi boils the medicinal plants in a saucepan to make the medication she believes will treat Ezinma.

Chapter 7-9 summary Okonkwo Ezeudu's son, Nwoye, is expected to grow up to be a strong young man capable of leading his father's family. The men of Umuofia drag Ikemefuna far into the bush, where they kill him with machetes. Ogbuefi Ezeude says he will not give up on his quest to get justice for his people. In the hamlet of Ire, Ofoedo notifies Okonkwo and Obierika of an uncommon occurrence: the drum has not been beaten to proclaim Umuofia's death. Akueke is engaged to be married to her suitor and his family evaluate her marriageability by scrutinizing her youthful physique with trained eyes. Her agreed-upon bride price was twenty bags of cowries. Ekwefi Okonkwo's daughter Ezinma is dying in her father's hut. Nine times out of ten, Ekwefi's kids perish in infancy. The village's medicine man, Okagbue, digs up her iyi-uwa, a stone that ogbanje hid under the orange tree in one of their former lives for future discovery, leading the locals to believe that Ezina will live to adulthood. She boils the medicinal plants in a saucepan to make the medication she believes will treat Ezina....