Okonkwo’s life begins to fall apart when he is banned from Umuofia for seven years as a punishment for unintentional murder. As he fled to his motherland, Mbanta, the villagers “set fire to his houses, demolished his red walls, killed his animals, and destroyed his barn” (125). The possessions that defined his masculinity and high title, such as his obis and yams, disappeared in a blink of an eye. Okonkwo had to start a new lifestyle out of nothing. When Okonkwo left, the white men began to colonize Umuofia. During the seven years Okonkwo was apart from Umuofia, the white men established a government driven by corruption. When Okonkwo returned, he was captured and sent to prison due to his superior title and potential rebellious actions against
