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He rises from being the son of a debtor to being one of the leaders of the clan hard work and aggression “At the most one could say that his chi or personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes his chi says yes also. Okonkwo said yes very strongly; so his chi agre
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  • He rises from being the son of a debtor to being one of the leaders of the clan
  • hard work and aggression
  • “At the most one could say that his chi or personal god was good. But the Ibo people have a proverb that when a man says yes his chi says yes also. Okonkwo said yes very strongly; so his chi agreed.”
  • However, once things start turning sour for Okonkwo, he begins to blame his fate
  • Okonkwo blames the Oracle for his part in murdering Ikemefuna

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