Who Is Okonkwo's Death In Umuofia

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The way that Umuofia handles crimes is quite barbarous and harsh. For example, Okonkwo is sent into exile after he accidently kills a 16-year old boy. One day, the entire clan attends Ezeudu's funeral. During the ceremony, there is a continuous beating of drums, firing of guns, clanging of machetes. In the middle of the chaotic gunshots and cannon fire, the people discover Ezeudu's 16-year old son dead, killed by a piece of iron from Okonkwo’s gun. Okonkwo is forced to leave the clan, he has killed a fellow clansmen. He is allowed to return after seven years of exile. Okonkwo and his family pack their belongings and flee to Okonkwo’s motherland, Mbanta. At the crack of dawn, a group of men from Ezeudu's quarter set Okonkwo’s house on fire,

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