In chapter 23 there are some very interesting evens
happening that bring up a very worldwide discussion that is still happening
today with politics and the laws that some governments have. In this chapter it
is more than obvious that the tragedy that Okonkwo and his six other leaders
from the village had caused was done to bring back the norm and peace of the
village. Okonkwo seemed to be very satisfied and pleased with what the sex
leaders have accomplished. The destruction they caused to the church to them seemed
as if it would bring some kind of peace, little did they know that this was
only going to cause them more harm. As the chapter continues it is clear that
this chapter describes the oppressive yet naive that the British took to ensure
that all colonial justice were being served. This is a real concur that has
evolved and is still happening today, for example, after all the destruction that
has happened the District Commissioner says how he wants to hear both sides of
the clan leaders story. He asked the leaders to come join him in and meet with
him in his government office and twelve other men. The six leaders agreed to
meet with him because he seemed as if he was wanting to fix this and get some
sort of peace agreement reminding them that he and his government promote peace
and want to help them be happy. There was still doubts in the six men, they
weren’t trusting the District Commissioner so the six leaders took their
machetes. As the Commissioner asked the leaders to explain their actions towards
the church the leaders have had put their machetes down already. The twelve men
surprised the leaders and hand cuffed the six leaders of the village. This act is something similar to today’s
society, if you go to court or any police station to explain your side of the
story no matter if there is an actual good reasoning behind all of this there
will still be no reasonable justice. Still going to get some kind of punishment
or worse. As the six leaders get imprisoned the commissioner tells them that
they will be treated well and set free only after paying some fines due to the destruction
that they have caused. This is nowhere
near the truth, when the government tries throwing you in jail they will say that
they will keep you safe and be set free after paying some fines. Okonkwo and
his six other men were repeatedly mistreat the six leaders. They would shave
their heads, go two days with no food or toilet services. This is much like
prison in today’s world, the government lies to get you were they want.
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