Things Fall Apart
Chapter 22
Why didn’t Mr. Smith’s interpreter know how to respond to the egwugwu?
Why didn’t Mr. Smith’s interpreter know how to respond to the egwugwu?
That night, the Mother of Spirits roams the villages, weeping for the death of her son. The spectacle is terrifying. Mr. Smith hears it, and for the first time feels fear. The egwugwu approach the church. The interpreter doesn't know how to respond to a spirit. They will not harm the people, but they could no longer allow the church to work its evil among the Igbo. They destroy the building.