Chapter 7: Ikemefuna stays with the family for three years. Okonkwo is beginning to see his son develop and become more manly. He knows that part of the reason is because Ikemefuna being around. The locusts descend upon Umuofia surprising the villagers. They come once in a generation and will return every year for seven years before disappearing for another lifetime. They tell Okonkwo that Ikemefuna must be killed. They tell Okonkwo not to take part in the killing because he loves him and Ikemefuna sees him as a father. He tells Ikemefuna that he will be returning home. Nwoye so upset bursts into tears. When walking home Ikemefuna thinks about seeing his mother back home. After walking for so long a man attacks im with a machete. He calls for help from Okonkwo but Okonkwo helps cut him down. When he gets home, Nwoye talks about Ikemefuna being dead.