Explain how the two persuasive scenes you analyzed in steps 3 and 4 reveal the differences and similarities between Unoka and Okonkwo. Be sure to: Include a topic sentence that compares or contrasts the two characters.

Use specific details and quotations from the novel as support.

• Use active voice.

Step 3: Collaborative Conversation: When he learns he is going to receive the Idemili title, Okoye visits Okonkwo's father, Unoka, to collect on his debts, using persuasive techniques to get to his point. How does Okoye feel about asking Unoka about the debt? What devices does Okoye use to try to persuade Unoka to repay his debt? How does Unoka react to the request, and what does this reveal about Unoka?

Step 4: Collaborative Conversation: In a later scene, Okonkwo visits Nwakibie to ask for seed yams. This time it is his turn to use persuasive techniques to try to get his point across. How does Okonkwo try to persuade Nwakibie to help him? What do you learn about Okonkwo? How does Nwakibie react to Okonkwo? And what does the difference between these two scenes tell us?