Uchendu gives a speech to the guests at Okonkwo's farewell feast, saying that it is good for kinsmen to come together. What did he fear for the young people of the clan?

He is afraid that they do not know the meaning of kinship. They do not see the strength in the closeness of the clan and its traditions. He is afraid the young men will turn their backs on all that their father's held important, destroying the memory of their ancestors.