What influence did Ikemefuna's death have on on Okonkwo and Nwoye 's emotions?

Both Okonkwo and Nwoye were traumatised by Ikemefuna's
death.

The elders had decided to place Ikemefuna in
Okonkwo's care and soon forgot about him. Ikemefuna was treated like a member of the
family and Okonkwo grew very fond of the boy. He was vivacious and intelligent. Okonkwo
liked the idea that Ikemefuna was educating Nwoye in the ways of
men.

Okonkwo had always feared that Nwoye would be lazy, so
it was a pleasure for him to see how, under Ikemefuna's guidance, Nwoye became more of a
man, performing manly tasks and grumbling about the silliness of women. Okonkwo took the
two boys everywhere with him, but he had a really soft spot for
ikemefuna.

The fact that it was he who had killed Ikemefuna
out of fear that he might be deemed a coward, overwhelmed Okonkwo so much that he could
not sleep for three days and could not eat for two. He drank palm wine during all that
time and his eyes had become bloodshot and he grew weak. He could not stop thinking
about the boy. Since Okonkwo was a man of action, and all the work had already been
done, he had to find something else to occupy his mind and he sought out Obierika to
converse with. Okonkwo also felt that he had become womanly because of his grief and
decided to 'man up' and dismiss his pain, which he eventually seemed to have
done.

Nwoye and Ikemefuna had become inseparable during the
three years that he had been part of their household. Nwoye saw Ikemefuna as a big
brother and enjoyed all the stories that he told him. He would follow Ikemefuna
everywhere and was taught many things by him. This also gained him his father's
admiration and led to Nwoye becoming even more dedicated to
Ikemefuna.

On the day Ikemefuna was killed and Nwoye
realised that he was dead, it seemed as if something had snapped inside of him. Nwoye
would never be the same again and this event would forever influence his thoughts and
feelings. It was probably this incident which eventually made Nwoye turn against his
tribe and adopt the customs and religion of the colonialists.