Things Fall Apart
What are some traditions and rituals??
Chapter 2
Chapter 2
The narrator describes Okonkwo and his family, as well as their living situation. Okonkwo has a separate hut, or obi, at the heart of their family compound. Each wife has her own hut. All is enclosed by a large red wall. Yams are the main crop for the Igbo, and the compound includes a barn for yam-storage. There is also a shrine, or "medicine house." They also have wrestling matches where men like Okonkwo can display their athletic prowess.