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Mr. Omo
Odogwu is an elder in Obi’s home village, who gives a long and imposing speech on their people’s history. He exalts the greatness of their ancestors, and laments that humans cannot determine when and where greatness arises; now, he says, it has shifted to the lands of the White man.
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Odogwu Character Timeline in No Longer at Ease
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Chapter 5
...calls sacrilegious. Villagers rebuke Isaac’s Christianity, but he stands firm. At last, an elder named Odogwu performs a brief prayer that incorporates Jesus and satisfies everyone.
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The villagers express their gratitude that Obi has not returned with a White wife. Odogwu praises Obi as a reincarnation of his great ancestor, but Isaac nervously insists that people...
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