Question

Read this sentence from Chapter 7, when Ogbuefi Ezeudu is talking to Okonkwo about Ikemefuna, and answer the question. “The boy calls you father. Do not bear a hand in his death.” What is the probable connotation of the word father in this sentence? adopted father someone who is loved and trusted holy spirit biological father

Answer 1

someone who is loved and trusted

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Answer 2

The best answer for this question would be:

someone who is loved and trusted

This connotation was “someone who is loved and trusted” because the person who stated the line “The boy calls you father” implying that there is a possibility that they are no related by blood; adding to that he may call “father” for respect.