[Music] in part one chapter 12 of Chinua Achebe's things fall apart chielo returns a Zima to a concourse compound in the morning Okonkwo as his usual surly self he hadn't slept all night he was an anxious wreck and had in fact made multiple trips to the cave before he found equity there waiting the villagers are in a festive mood as they prepare for Obie Rica's daughter's betrothal ceremony Obie Rika has purchased a giant goat in a far-off marketplace and plans to presented to his in-laws everyone prepares food for the ceremony and while the women are all cooking a cow gets loose and they all run to retrieve it Obie Rica's in-laws arrived with lots of wine fifty pots of it as the feast progresses there are toasts singing and dancing the bride appears and dances while the crowd cheers as the bride leaves with her suitors family they pay visits to prominent people who present them with gifts public displays of emotion don't fit with Okonkwo's perceptions of manliness in this chapter his all-night vigil and grave concern for a Zima indicate how much he cares for his family communal spirit is shown in the preparations for the betrothal ceremony in which the community functions is one big family every part of the ceremony is cooperative the preparation of the feast itself the retrieval of the cow the generous contributions of palm wine the gift of the big goat and the recognition that the joining of two families contributes to the joining of two villages the marketplace where the goat is purchased is large and crowded it's people want their market to grow and swallow up the markets of their neighbors this thirst for success and power has created a market that's unsavory and filled with thieves they can steal your cloth from off your waist in that market observes one of America's guests Obi Rika and others believe that they use medicine magic to enable their thievery this market can be seen as a symbol for the negative elements of commercialism it presents a notable contrast to the celebration of family and community at the equally crowded marriage celebration you