How Does Okonkwo's Change In Things Fall Apart

Over time there are lots of changes, sometimes changes are good and other times not so good. In this essay you will see how hard change is and see how some people cannot handle it and fall under the pressure. Okonkwo falls under the pressure, because he is very strong on abiding by past traditions and cultures. We will see how one man can stay so strong in what he believes in, while his whole world is turning upside down.
Ever since Okonkwo was little he has always hated his lethargic, effeminate, and sluggish father. So, from an early age he knew he did not want to be anything like his father and did everything feasible to not be like him. Even as he got older he had a fear of being in any way like his father, which is what drove him. “He was a man of action, a man of war. Unlike his father, he could stand the look of blood. …show more content…
Unlike a lot of children Okonkwo did not inherit all of his fortune he worked really hard for it, because his father did not have anything for him to inherit. Okonkwo also earned very high social status and was known by the majority of everyone in the clan. Until he accidently kills a clan member and gets exiled to his motherland for seven years. When his exile is over and he returns home from his mother land his social status has gone down, and no one really remembers who he is or really cares. In the seven years he was gone white missionaries had come to Umoufia, and had started converting members of the clan and establishing hospitals, schools, and even started changing the government. Okonkwo has always been big about keeping his religion and not upsetting the ancestors, so