When Okonkwo finds out Ezinma is sick, how does he react? What does this show us about his character?

Okonkwo also demonstrates that he cares for Ezinma when he springs to action, gathering medicines. This is still in keeping with his idea of masculinity, since he is more comfortable with actions than he is with words.

When Obierika future in-always come to visit, Achebe that “as the men drank, they talked about everything except the thing for which they had gathered”. Why do you think that is?