Okonkwo's Punishment Was Too Harsh

1. Okonkwo’s punishment was too harsh. In the culture Okonkwo lives in, everything the people do is too please the gods. Therefore, his punishment too was put in place to please the Gods. He was forced to leave his village for seven years and burn down his huts and his wives huts. I do not think that his punishment was fair. He did not hold the intention of murdering his son. Also, I believe that it was not fair that his whole family had to receive the same punishment as well. They did absolutely nothing, but since their culture viewed women as property under their husbands, Okonkwo's three wives were forced to follow him.

2. The story of Okonkwo’s relationship with Ekwefi and Ezinma developed his character in a direction not previously seen in the novel. He tries to strengthen his manliness pride by marrying three different women. Okonkwo furtively follows Ekwefi into the forest in pursuit of Ezinma and thus permits us to see the tender, worried father beneath the seemingly indifferent exterior that is his pride.

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This story symbolizes Okonkwo’s greediness. Okonkwo has many acts of greediness throughout the novella. An example is how he killed his own son, Ikemefuna, for his own personal gain respect from his tribesmen. Like the tortoise, Okonkwo does not contemplate the consequences of his actions. Eventually Okonkwo’s wave of destruction will catch up to him and he will no longer be able to get away with his appalling