https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6 en-us 2017-02-08 14:34:27 UTC 2026-01-01 12:14:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png collinsb2 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/152470069 With your group, summarize and analyze the information discovered about your assigned topic within Chapters 2-4 of Things Fall Apart.
Be sure to include a picture that connects with the Igbo people and the topic you are discussing. Also, your summary and analysis should include at least one cited piece of evidence from the novel. Only one person from the group will create the padlet post, but be sure to include the names of all group members. Title your post with the topic being discussed.
Essential Skills: (1) Work collaboratively and use technology to create a product that illustrates understanding. (2) Assess information and draw conclusions.]]> 2017-02-08 14:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/152470069 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153125873 Aryaj K, Noah L, Balbe A

In Igbo culture, women and men are not equal in everyday life. Women tend to be subordinate to men and them as wives are a way to measure a man's wealth. For example, Okonkwo is regarded as a very successful individual because at a young age he had three wives whereas his father who had only one during his entire life, was seen as a failure. In chapter 2, the meeting was called specifically for men, not women. At the meeting Okonkwo insults a man by saying "...this meeting is for men" (26). This shows that women are not considered on the same level. Women were also expected to do all household work and take care of the children. When it came to the harvest of yams, it was described as "man's work."  However, some women occupy the highest roles in society, such as the priestesses and goddess.
 During the week of peace, Okonkwo did not hesitate to beat his wife for forgetting to prepare his meals. While he was punished, the punishment was not all that severe. The first wife would wear an ankle bracelet that showed the husband wealth.
 Women and men did not have complete balance, but women were not completely subordinate to men. Both groups were expected to do their own things and being a man or women basically defined everything about your day to day life. ]]> 2017-02-10 17:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153125873 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153126232 Tien Vu, Daniel Huang, David Cui

The religion of the Igbo people involves many different gods, spirits, and shrines. Ani is the owner of all the land, and to receive her blessing one must present a gift like a rooster. Ifejioku is the god of yams, the main crop. He has a shrine and also accepts offerings. The Oracle of the Hills and the Caves has unmatched power, and is where one goes to inquire about crops and harvest. The Week of Peace is a time when no conflict shall ensue. During this time, it is considered a curse to quarrel or fight with anyone, no matter how justified it may be. Okonkwo is reprimanded for beating his wife after returning home late, saying "'even if you came into your obi and found her lover on top of her, you would still have committed a great evil to beat her.'" Should someone disturb the peace, it is said that a bad harvest will come to all because the gods are not pleased. To repent, Okonkwo is told to give a she-goat, a hen, a length of cloth, and 100 cowries to the shrine of Ani. In addition, Okonkwo gave the shrine a pot of palm-wine of his own free will.


]]> 2017-02-10 17:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153126232 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153127138 Neil, Mehmood, Monty

In the Igbo system, the elders decide the punishment for the people. One example of this is when one of the wives from the Igbo tribe was killed by another tribe. The Igbo decided to give the other tribe to choose between "war on one hand, and on the other hand the offer of a young man and virgin as compensation" (11). This was decided by the elders in the tribe and this was how justice was brought to the other tribe. The other tribe ended up giving a young man and women to the Igbo.

]]> 2017-02-10 17:37:32 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153127138 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153127413 Jenni, Maddie, Nicole, Mira
A typical family within the culture of the Igbo consists of one man (husband, father) who is in charge of providing for the household and the people in it. "Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest, lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper, and so did his little children" (13). Although the man usually farms the majority of the food, women farm crops as well. "His mother and sisters worked hard enough, but they grew women's crops, like coco-yam's, beans and cassava. Yam, the king of crops, was a man's crop" (23). The male of the family lived in his own hut, called an obi, and their wives lived in huts surrounding his in which their respective children also lived. "Each of his three wives had their own hut, which together formed a half moon behind the obi" (14). The order in which wives were married to their husband gave them seniority over the others.

]]> 2017-02-10 17:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153127413 https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153127871 Jihee, Sophie 
For the Igbo society, it is natural to crack open a kola nut and eat alligator pepper when entering the house. The Igbo people believe in good and evil spirits and respect their polytheistic religion. These traditions are a significant part if their ever day lives. Other traditions include; painting their big toes, respecting other people and elders, or honoring the Earth goddess through the week of peace. In the ritual Okonkwo had to perform , the first wife of Nwakibie would go "down on one knee", drink a little from the horn, and then go back to her hut. Following the first wife, "the other wives drank in the same way, in their proper order" as they went back to their hut (20). These traditions and rituals demonstrates how much the Gods are worshiped and how they impact the cultures of the Igbo society. ]]> 2017-02-10 17:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/collinsb2/thingsfallapart6/wish/153127871