Ekwefi
E945078
Ekwefi is a resilient and independent Igbo woman in Chinua Achebe’s novel "Things Fall Apart," known as Okonkwo’s second wife and the devoted mother of Ezinma.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ekwefi canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Igbo woman
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Things Fall Apart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
fate and chi
ⓘ
maternal love ⓘ women’s roles in Igbo society ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Igbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookGenre |
African literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| bookPublicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| childMortalityExperience | lost many children in infancy ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Chinua Achebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureDepicted | Igbo culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Igbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Things Fall Apart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAttractionToOkonkwo | impressed by Okonkwo’s wrestling fame GENERATED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
devotion to her daughter Ezinma
ⓘ
independence ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| languageContext | set within Igbo-speaking community ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| leftFirstHusbandFor | Okonkwo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalOrder | second wife of Okonkwo ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motherOf | Ezinma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | major supporting character ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
clash between tradition and personal desire
ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ suffering and loss of children ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
courageous
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defiant of some social expectations ⓘ |
| protectiveAction | follows Chielo when Ezinma is taken to the Oracle ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | wife of the protagonist Okonkwo ⓘ |
| relationshipWithEzinma | exceptionally close bond GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Igbo religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Okonkwo’s compound
ⓘ
Umuofia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | pre-colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Okonkwo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingChild | Ezinma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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