Masculinity G

Question 1

Opening through strength and violence

Answer 1

‘His fame rested on solid personal achievement. As a young man of eighteen he had brought honour to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat.’ Chapter 1

‘He (Okonkwo) was a man of action, a man of war… he could stand the look of blood. In Umuofia’s latest war he was the first to bring home a human head’ Chapter 2

‘But his (Okonkwo) whole life was dominated the fear of failure and of weakness’ Chapter 2

Question 2

Other characters

Answer 2

‘He (Okafo) has thrown 400 cats’ -Chapter 6

‘Nwoye knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent, but somehow he still preferred the stories that his mother used to tell’ - Chapter 7

‘He (Ikemefuna) grew rapidly like a yam tendril in the rainy season, and was full of the sap of life.’ Chapter 7

Question 3

Through change in gender roles

Answer 3

“The crime was of two kinds, male and female. Okonkwo had committed the female, because it had been inadvertent. “ Chapter 13

‘I (Okonkwo) have even head even heard that in some tribes a man’s children belong to his wife and her family’ Chapter 8

‘Okonkwo’s first son, Nwoye, was then twelve years old but was already causing his father great anxiety for his incipient laziness’ Chapter 2