The customs and practices of the ibo people are very complex and different. The people are very much in tune to the earth and respecting one another. The district commisioner notices this when he is preparing to arrest Okonkwo for murdering a messenger. When he is led to his house he finds him hanging from a tree. He had taken his own life which is a offense against the earth.
The commisioner then learns that the people cannot touch his body nor bury him because it will bring bad luck and fortune to their people. That was very strange for him to learn and found it very intriguing.
Okonkwo was one of the greatest men in the tribe. He was respected for being a hard worker and his farming skills. He was skilled in planting yams for his people. That was the main crop in his village and he was judge positively based on that.

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One person that showed a tremendous amount of loyalty for his beliefs was that of Daniel from the bible. Daniel lived in a time where one would be persecuted for one's beliefs and even put to death. Like Socrates, Daniel was put on death row for disrupting to order of that society. Daniel Believed and trusted in God and the King of that society served an idol God. Daniel was ordered to bow to the idol God but wouldnt do it because of his love for God. The King asked him plenty of times to bow and not pray to God, but he continued. Daniel was then arrested and sentenced to death because of his stubborness in his ways.Death was Daniel's destiny, and he was ok with that. He was sentenced to the Lions Den.

Daniel was thrown into a deep pit with the most ferocious and dangerous lions. The king ordered A big boulder over top of the pit so he couldnt escape. Daniel prayed to God for protection and deliverance from the lions den. The next morning the King and his guards removed the boulder expecting to see Daniel ripped to shreds. To his surprise, Daniel was sleeping with the Lions and God protected him all night. The King then realized the power of God and ordered all the people of the land to Worship Daniel's God.Like Socrates, Daniel made a decision to stick up for what he believed and he was rewarded for that.
March 18, 2010 9:34 AM