In this work, one character is considered cursed because nine of her ten children die in infancy, and that character is beaten by her husband after she admits to cutting leaves from a banana tree. The protagonist struggles with an imbalance of his chi, and fearing to appear weak like his father, he 
In this work, one character is considered cursed because nine of her ten children die in infancy, and that character is beaten by her husband after she admits to cutting leaves from a banana tree. The protagonist struggles with an imbalance of his chi, and fearing to appear weak like his father, he takes part in the ritual killing of Ikemefuna. After inciting the destruction of a missionary church and killing an Umuofian government official, the protagonist commits suicide. For 10 points, name this novel about Okonkwo written by Chinua Achebe.
In this work, one character is considered cursed because nine of her ten children die in infancy, and that character is beaten by her husband after she admits to cutting leaves from a banana tree.
{Things Fall Apart}