Umuofia is a village based on patriarchy. The women other than the preistess never had higher authority over any man. Okonkwo has an especially short fuse when it comes to women doing what they shouldn't. On page 38, he noticed that a few leaves were missing from a banana tree in his yard and called out saying "who killed this banana tree?" (38). Okonkwo then proceeded to beat his second wife, the woman who had cut the few leaves off to wrap food. When he went to go hunting he heard the same wife murmer something and shot at her.
Women in this book are shown as being powerless against their husbands which is probable because of the face that the book was written by a man. They are also seen as "housemaids" and are expected to cook and do everything. The way women are treated in the story is different from the way we do, such as physical abuse and having multiple wives.
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