Things Fall Apart Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 13 Summary

Chapter 13 Summary

One morning, the sound of the ekwe and the booming of a cannon can be heard throughout the nine villages. They carry the news, that Ezeudu is dead, to all the main villages and beyond. And because Ezeudu was a great man, the whole clan is at his funeral. It is a warrior's funeral and from morning to night, warriors arrive in their age-groups; some move about in a frenzy, killing every tree or animal they come across, jump over walls and dance on roofs. Ezeudu was the oldest man in the village, and only three men in the entire clan are older than him.

He had taken three of the four titles available in the clan; a rare achievement. And as a result of this he is to be buried after dark in a sacred ceremony. But before this, the mourners fire guns and cannons into the sky while...
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