Chapter Seven makes it clear that the arrival of Ikemefuna into Okonkwo's household has been very positive for Nwoye. At the beginning of the novel, Nwoye is depicted as a rather feminine young boy who shames his father and spends more time with his mother. This all changes with the influence of Ikemefuna, who comes to be like an older brother for Nwoye, as this following quote reveals:
