A tragic hero is a character that is a good person but has one tragic flaw that can cause their own downfall. After reading a book called Things Fall Apart, the main character Okonkwo became the target of interest to be analyzed. He was one of a few major leaders in a town called Umuofia in Africa. He has done many questionable things for example, he killed a young man that he looked at as his own son, he almost killed one of his wives, and he killed a visiting missionary. Although he has done these things, he dedicated his life to Umuofia which puts him in the “tragic hero” category. All tragic heroes have one tragic flaw, and for Okonkwo, his was his pride and his never ending fear of not being successful. He did not want to
