I think that Okonkwo did not act is the best way during this scene. He let his ego and belief of masculinity overpower the moral decision in the scene with Ikemefuna. A better decision would have been to not be involved in the death seeing that the oracle didn’t even make him be a part of Ikemefuna’s fate. But due to the need to prove his masculinity and power to not only the people but himself as well. His tribe’s belief system is very clear in its values of having to prove your worth in ways of strength and power. These adopted values make Okonkwo have a one-track mindset to how himself and others should be. Many people of the Ibo do not have independent thinking and their own, self-proclaimed values to be applied in situations just like
