Things Fall Apart, Chapters Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen

“As the elders said, if one finger brought oil it soiled the others.”

Now that you know the customs and superstitions of the Ibo tribal community, write a journal entry of three to five sentences answering the following questions: What do you think this proverb is about? Who do you think is the one "finger" that brought oil? Why do you think it would soil the others? If you need assistance on writing a journal entry, please visit the Developmental Module for more information.

Once you have completed your journal entry, please save it with a file name of mod6top6_oilproverb and submit it to the journal dropbox.