Artistically, Okonkwo’s seven years’ exile is a device used by Achebe to
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A.
to introduce comic relief -
B.
keep Okonkwo at a distance from the movement of the mind of Umuofia -
C.
serve as a warning to other members of the Umuofia community -
D.
shows that wilful crime does not pay -
E.
de-emphizes the role of Okonkwo in the novel