in chapter 9 of things fall apart, how are the events of ikemefunas death connected to chapter 9

Ekwefi has had ten children. Nine have died yet Okonkwo is willing to sacrifice his prized adopted son for little more than a half-baked prophesies. Okonkwo is really afraid of looking weak but, by killing ikemefuna, the community actually sees Okonkwo as a cruel and scared little man.