Why once the passage taken up cannot be taken back? Once the passage taken up cannot be taken back because it is as difficult as the passage onwards. Related posts: Who helped Golu on the bank of the river? How is Ezinma in Things Fall Apart affected by the Igbo culture? It is normal for adolescents to fantasise and indulge in hero worship. How far is it true of Sophie? ‘From that day onwards it was celebration time for all tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram’. Bring out the irony in this statement.