Okonkwo is a wealthy and respected warrior of the Umuofia clan, a lower Nigerian tribe that is part of a consortium of nine connected villages, including Okonkwo’s village, Iguedo. In his youth, he brought honor to his village by beating Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling contest. Until his match with Okonkwo, the Cat had been undefeated for seven years. Okonkwo is completely unlike his now deceased father, Unoka, who feared the sight of blood and was always borrowing and losing money, which meant that his wife and children often went hungry. Unoka was, however, a skilled flute player and had a gift for, and love of, language.

One night, the town crier rings the ogene, or gong, and requests that all of the clansmen gather in the market in the morning. At the gathering, Ogbuefi Ezeugo, a noted orator, announces that someone from the village of Mbaino murdered the wife of an Umuofia tribesman while she was in their market. The crowd expresses anger and indignation, and Okonkwo travels to Mbaino to deliver the message that they must hand over to Umuofia a virgin and a young man. Should Mbaino refuse to do so.

Okonkwo built his fortune alone as a sharecropper because Unoka was never able to have a successful harvest. As a result, Okonkwo cannot count on Unoka’s help in building his own wealth and in constructing his obi. What’s more, he has to work hard to make up for his father’s negative strikes against him. Okonkwo succeeds in exceeding all the other clansmen as a warrior, a farmer, and a family provider. He begins by asking a wealthy clansman, Nwakibie, to give him 400 seed yams to start a farm. Because Nwakibie admired Okonkwo’s hard-working nature, he gave him eight hundred. One of Unoka’s friends gave him another four hundred, but because of horrible droughts and relentless downpours, Okonkwo could keep only one third of the harvest. Some farmers who were lazier than Okonkwo put off planting their yams and thus avoided the grave losses suffered by Okonkwo and the other industrious farmers. That year’s devastating harvest left a profound mark on Okonkwo, and for the rest of his life he considers his survival during that difficult period proof of his fortitude and inner mettle.

This chapter should be called, "Breaking the Peace" because of Okonkwo's actions in the chapter. During the sacred week of peace, Okonkwo got furious with his wife and beat her. When the village and the elders heard this, they became upset with Okonkwo. He got in very serious trouble, and he had to go to the priestess to ask for forgiveness.

This chapter should be called, "Flashback" because the story of Okonkwo's wife, Ekwefi, is told throughout the chapter. It is revealed to us that Ekwefi fell in love with Okonkwo when he famously threw the cat. She wanted to be Okonkwo's wife, but Okonkwo did not have the money at the time. She, then, ran away from her husband and began to live with Okonkwo.

"New Champions Rise" is the title for Chapter 6 that we chose because the famous battle that Maduka fought with his opponent took place. Maduka won the battle and had favor in Okonkwo's eyes. This looks to be the beginning of new generation of warriors and champions like Okonkwo.

Chapter 7: We decided to call this chapter "The Effects of Brotherhood. I picked this name because one of the chapter's key events is the change in attitude of Nwoye. Ever since Ikemefuna arrived, Nwoye has treated him like a brother. His father even notices a change

Chapter 8
I called this chapter "Guilt." This is because the main character suffers through extreme guilt after killing Ikemefuna. I believe this chapter is important because everyone goes through guilt and Okonkwo has great reason to feel it during this chapter.

Chapter 9
This chapter can be called "Struggling." This is because Okonkwo and others are having a hard time dealing with Ekwefi's sickness. This chapter proved that Okonkwo can care about other souls. They all mourned over her pain.

Chapter 10
This chapter should be called "Trial." In this chapter, a public trial occurred in the village. The Uzowulu believed that a bride-price should have been returned. In the end, Uzowulu was ordered to take wine to his in laws and beg his wife to come home.