What the heck is up with this. so the dude kills a python the entire christian community is ostracised and the women are barred from doing their duties. Thatt is insane. I dont care what someone does, you dont torture his entire caste for it. that would be like killing every german because of hitler, or russian because of stalin. these guys need to learn some restraint.
What really gets me is that okonkwo thinks the punishment is too light. what does he want to do? maybe kill everyone in a raid. that would only bring vengeance from the whites. good grief learn some tolerance along w/ that restraint.
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Here we see the tribal values and the Christian's modern ways coming into conflict. The tribe sees the snake as a spirt. The Church sees the snake as a monster to be killed.
Regardless, it does freak the tribe out. I think you see Okonkwo trying to inflame the situation, because he wants the villagers to rise up and drive out the whites for good.
Achebe uses the snake story to illustrate this point.
Mr. Farrell
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