When it comes to attaching value to women, the two men differ. Okonkwo attach value to women based on the type of children, and whether they are able give him children. Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, had many pregnancies but only one of her children survive, Ekwefi. For a while Okonkwo gave up on his wife, because none of her children would survive pass a certain point. But for Okonkwo having a child is the first step to having value, his has to also like the child. Nwoye, Okonkwo’s oldest son, is a child that Okonkwo feels is useless and not a real man. Since he feels this way, he sometimes blames Nwoye’s mother for his weak traits. Showing that unless you give Okonkwo the types of children he want, with certain personality traits, then you
