Jones's gun where he dropped it in the mud. They place it at the base of the flagstaff, agreeing to fire it twice a year: on October 12th, the anniversary of the Battle of the Cowshed—as they have dubbed their victory—and on Midsummer's Day, the anniversary of the Rebellion.
Okonkwo doesn't truly change during the novel. As others in the village drift toward the church during his banishment, he is in his mother's land working to get back to where and how he was.
