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He also thinks about people’s opinion of him, when he makes his decisions. When Ikemefuna is to be killed, Okonkwo is advised by his friend Ezuedu to not have any effect on this killing, instead being a spectator. But when Ikemefuna runs to him to get saved, Okonkwo mercilessly kills him instead. He does this simply because he does not want to seem weak in front of others. His rashness is what ultimately cost him his life. Okonkwo resents change, therefore he was against the British coming in to change their lifestyle. He kept mourning the loss of old cultures, and clinging on to the past. One day, he rashly decides to kill an officer, expecting his followers to support him and overthrow the British. However, his clan backs out, fearful of the backlash from the British. When he realizes that no one is there to support him, he understands that he has failed, and therefore takes his own life, unable to bear the burden of failure on his
