The streak of terrible fortunes continues for Okonkwo as he pays his last respects to his recently deceased friend and village elder, Ezeudu. During the final events of the elaborate funeral, Okonkwo's gun goes off and kills Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son. Killing a clan member, whether unintentional or intentional, is forbidden, with no choice but to flee, Okonkwo packs his family and leaves before the sun rises the next day for his homeland. he is prohibited from returning to his home for a period of not less than 7 years. Okonkwo spends his time in Mbanta daydreaming of the moment when he will triumphantly return to Umuofia, fantasizing about the hero's welcome he will receive when he returns gloriously to his home, where he will quickly resume his former position as the city's leader, will rebuild and expand the family compound and add new wives. Still too busy fantasizing to recognize his son as he drifts further and further away, his obsessive and delusional thoughts are blinding