Juno- Enzima

In the story of Things Fall Apart Enzima plays the role of the innocent love child. Enzima is the only child of Oknokwo's and his second wife Ekwefi. The fact that Ekwefi lost all of her nine children except for Enzima, makes Enzima that much more loved, and the center of attention. However, she is apple of her mother's eye, her father Oknokwo does not even give her the tenderness that a father usually shows to his daughter. Therefore, i believe the high preistess' took her away purposely. Earlier in the story Oknoko disturbed the gods by breaking a law during the Week of Peace. Since Enzima is the only surviving child, the ideas bloosem that she was the perfection to his disfunctioned life. On page 101, the chief priestess' is depicted as carrying Enzima on her back as if she id royality. Then tells her that a mother never lets her child know the long distance. She then faintly says to Enzima, "Don't cry, my daughter,".."lest Agabla be angry with you." Almost signifying the idea of death, that Enzima will miss her home and her material things, but she is meant for more, as they travel in the moonlight.

Enzima's role in the story can be religiousy related to how Pharoah in the old testmant of Exodus refuses to let the Hebrew people go. Therefore, the ten plaques start to commence, and that last plaque was the taking of the first born son, or daughter in this case. Since Oknokwo did not please the Gods, it seems that are punishig him with his own plaques that he cannot even control. But, unlike the Chrisitian stand point, the high priestess agrees to bring her back, however, i am sure Oknokwo must change his ways, completely. Enzima seems to play a big part in the story now, because she is the only air to Oknokwo, even though she is not a man.