J.E.B. Spredemann once said, “Choices made, whether bad or good, follow you forever and affect everyone in their path one way or another.” While reading Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the main protagonist Okonkwo is faced with many choices. Okonkwo is very adamant in not being seen as feminine or weak and making sure he looks to be in control. Okonkwo's strong character and personality could be the reason for his some of his most influential decisions which may have lead to his most dreadful decisions.
Okonkwo did not have a strong relationship with his father, and it was one of the reasons he made a few of choices which led to a few consequences: “Unlike his father he could stand the look of blood.” (Achebe 10). Chinua Achebe is describing …show more content…
He even accredited Ikemefuna for turning his son, Nwoye into a man:“Okonkwo was inwardly pleased at his son's development and he knew it was due to Ikemefuna.” (Achebe 52). Okonkwo does not think he made Nwoye into the man he was becoming, but he accredited Ikemefuna. That is a big deal for Okonkwo because of how highly he thinks of himself that he gives Ikemefuna credit for turning his own son into a man. Okonkwo starts to decline physically, mentally, and psychologically which is caused by regret for killing the boy he thought of as his own son. The physical aspect is shown by him not eating or sleeping: “Okonkwo did not taste any food for two days after the death of Ikemefuna… He did not sleep at night… He felt like a drunken giant walking with the limbs of a mosquito.” (Achebe 63). Okonkwo is shaken by the death of Ikemefuna that he becomes numb. He feels like he is a “drunken giant” which refers to the absence of his mind. Okonkwo’s psychological deterioration is shown when he commits a serious crime of killing an innocent boy during the boy’s father's funeral: “Violent deaths were frequent, but nothing like this had ever happened.” (Achebe 124). In Umuofia, death was very common, but this kind of killing and death never happened before. “Okonkwo’s gun had exploded and a piece of iron had pierced the boy’s heart.” (Achebe 124). This
Okonkwo did not have a strong relationship with his father, and it was one of the reasons he made a few of choices which led to a few consequences: “Unlike his father he could stand the look of blood.” (Achebe 10). Chinua Achebe is describing …show more content…
He even accredited Ikemefuna for turning his son, Nwoye into a man:“Okonkwo was inwardly pleased at his son's development and he knew it was due to Ikemefuna.” (Achebe 52). Okonkwo does not think he made Nwoye into the man he was becoming, but he accredited Ikemefuna. That is a big deal for Okonkwo because of how highly he thinks of himself that he gives Ikemefuna credit for turning his own son into a man. Okonkwo starts to decline physically, mentally, and psychologically which is caused by regret for killing the boy he thought of as his own son. The physical aspect is shown by him not eating or sleeping: “Okonkwo did not taste any food for two days after the death of Ikemefuna… He did not sleep at night… He felt like a drunken giant walking with the limbs of a mosquito.” (Achebe 63). Okonkwo is shaken by the death of Ikemefuna that he becomes numb. He feels like he is a “drunken giant” which refers to the absence of his mind. Okonkwo’s psychological deterioration is shown when he commits a serious crime of killing an innocent boy during the boy’s father's funeral: “Violent deaths were frequent, but nothing like this had ever happened.” (Achebe 124). In Umuofia, death was very common, but this kind of killing and death never happened before. “Okonkwo’s gun had exploded and a piece of iron had pierced the boy’s heart.” (Achebe 124). This