Things Fall Apart
Describe how Okonkwo goes against his nature when he goes to find Ikwefi at the sacred cave.
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Okonkwo believes emotions are a sign of weakness, yet he goes to the Agbala, the god of the Hills and the Caves to find Ekwefi and Eznima. He waits outside the cave with Ekwefi for the entire night, worrying what was happening to his daughter. This is very out of character for him; in anyone else, he would see it as effeminate.