182k views
4 votes
What did the medicine man tell okonkwo after the death of ekwefi’s second child?

User Jadam
by
8.5k points

1 Answer

6 votes

The medicine man said the she had an ogbanje (wicked child) in her belly (the child had re-entered her womb to be born again). His solution was that Ekwefi should go to her family during her next pregnancy.



User Maryanna
by
8.4k points