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How does the writer create tension and convey sympathy for Ikemefuna in this passage from the novel?
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Charlotte Nguyen English Yr. 11 IGCSE Mr. Doug 07/17/07 How does the writer create tension and convey sympathy for Ikemefuna in this passage from the novel? In his novel, Things Fall Apart, Achebe interconnects and associates events that occur in Umuofia with emotions and feelings that hint at what is to come. A prime example of this is Achebe's use of literary techniques in chapter seven, that create tension and convey sympathy for Ikemefuna and conclude in his tragic death. At the beginning of the novel, we find out that Ikemefuna has been given up to the Ibo tribe as a sacrificial compensation in order to prevent a war. Before the council has decided Ikemefuna's fate, he is sent to live with Okonkwo's family, and during the period of three years, Ikemefuna settles in and even difficult Okonkwo has come to fondly view him as his surrogate son. As chapter seven opens, Achebe describes Okonkwo's...
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