Nwoye is the opposite of his father; sensitive and sympathetic, both qualities that are disliked by his Okonkwo. Okonkwo respects qualities such as manliness and bravery.
Nwoye’s struggles, such as family conflicts and the battle of fitting in, lead him to follow new faith, demonstrating the positive outcomes of western colonization.
To begin with, Nwoye is an outcast in his culture, he does not fit in.“Nwoye knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent, but somehow he still prefered the stories that his mother used to tell,...” (Achebe 53).Nwoye does not fit the ideal expectations of a man in the Igbo culture. He does not value fighting or war, he values stories and sensitivity. This causes Okonkwo to feel ashamed of Nwoye, because he does not believe being masculine is the most important quality. Because Okonkwo and Nwoye are have vast differences, they never really connected. When Ikemefuna was adopted, he and Okonkwo connected because they were alike. Ikemefuna was a role model for Nwoye, he looked up to him. …show more content…
“But there was a young lad who had been captivated. His name was Nwoye, Okonkwo’s first son” (Achebe 147). Nwoye found a home inside the new church; he was welcomed. Before the death of Ikemefuna, Nwoye was starting to embrace the quality of masculinity, with Ikemefuna’s guidance. Nwoye thought extremely highly of his adopted, older brother. When his father betrays him by killing him, Nwoye is crushed. After this, Nwoye’s world falls apart. Nwoye and Okonkwo are more unconnected than ever. When he hears the that Christianity has come to Nigeria, he knows he will have a place there. He leaves his father’s traditional culture to embrace his own path. He does not want to be like his father; just like Okonkwo did not want to be like
Nwoye’s struggles, such as family conflicts and the battle of fitting in, lead him to follow new faith, demonstrating the positive outcomes of western colonization.
To begin with, Nwoye is an outcast in his culture, he does not fit in.“Nwoye knew that it was right to be masculine and to be violent, but somehow he still prefered the stories that his mother used to tell,...” (Achebe 53).Nwoye does not fit the ideal expectations of a man in the Igbo culture. He does not value fighting or war, he values stories and sensitivity. This causes Okonkwo to feel ashamed of Nwoye, because he does not believe being masculine is the most important quality. Because Okonkwo and Nwoye are have vast differences, they never really connected. When Ikemefuna was adopted, he and Okonkwo connected because they were alike. Ikemefuna was a role model for Nwoye, he looked up to him. …show more content…
“But there was a young lad who had been captivated. His name was Nwoye, Okonkwo’s first son” (Achebe 147). Nwoye found a home inside the new church; he was welcomed. Before the death of Ikemefuna, Nwoye was starting to embrace the quality of masculinity, with Ikemefuna’s guidance. Nwoye thought extremely highly of his adopted, older brother. When his father betrays him by killing him, Nwoye is crushed. After this, Nwoye’s world falls apart. Nwoye and Okonkwo are more unconnected than ever. When he hears the that Christianity has come to Nigeria, he knows he will have a place there. He leaves his father’s traditional culture to embrace his own path. He does not want to be like his father; just like Okonkwo did not want to be like