Okonkwo

Cultural surroundings have a great affect on characters, and even shape their moral traits. In Things Fall Apart By Chinua Achebe the main character Okonkwo is deep set in his Ibo cultural beliefs, which has a large effect on his moral traits; this can be seen in his actions towards his family, his kinsmen, and the white christian missionaries. Thus illuminating the theme of cultural surroundings affect one’s moral traits. Okonkwo’s harsh actions towards his family helps to show how his…

In “Things Fall Apart” by Achebe, the main character Okonkwo is driven throughout his entire life by fear, which in the end becomes his undoing. This fear is grounded on becoming like his father. Now unlike most men, Okonkwo’s fear was not living up to his father’s expectations or even gaining the respect of his father. Okonkwo’s fear was that he would indeed grow into a man that resembled his father. This fear began in his childhood when Okonkwo was hungry, hungry because his father was lazy…

Eventually, he opens up to Okonkwo and starts to forget about his former family. Okonkwo begins to appreciate and accept Ikemefuna like his own son until he is chosen for a sacrificial ritual. Ikemefuna’s sacrifice proves to be too much for Okonkwo, as Ikemefuna plays an important role in Okonkwo’s life. Ikemefuna keeps Okonkwo’s erratic temper under control, and causes a radical change it the plot. Ikemefuna helps to stabilize Okonkwo’s unpredictable temper. “Okonkwo was inwardly pleased at his…

Okonkwo, Unoka, Obierika, Nwoye, and Enzima are five characters that are brought to life by Chinua Achebe, the author of Things Fall Apart, that show us more than just a story. They show us what it is like to live as part of the tribe and their daily activities. Through their daily activities in the story, Achebe shows us the similarities and differences in certain characters, creating character foils using a set of two characters. In Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo’s foils, Unoka and…

Since Okonkwo encounters the changes Christianity brought into the village, Achebe conveys things always come to a brutal change no matter what. Things Fall Apart seems to involve many themes such as the fact about Umoufia’s power/magic and the way Okonkwo communicated with his fists. Furthermore, many things seem to change in this mysterious Nigerian village from being all spiritual to transitioning into a village with Christianity. Seemingly, Okonkwo totally despises the whole Christianity…

because he had a swelling in the stomach and the limbs. He was in debt and was not good at harvesting corps. Unoka wife and children did not have enough food to eat. Okonkwo had a great reputation in Umuofia. When people win wrestling contest, this was a…

Things Fall Apart Okonkwo the main character of the novel was portrayed as an aggressive guy who was very violent in every move…

different reasons. The most common one a person goes through is between a parent and child. This is what happens when Nwoye doesn’t achieve the expectations that his father Okonkwo holds for him: “‘At his age I was already fending for myself’”(Achebe 66). According to the Igbo people’s standard of being a man, Nwoye is very “womanly”. Okonkwo also sees that Nwoye is becoming lazy:“‘To much of his grandfather’...the same thought also came to Okonkwo’s mind”(Achebe 66). Nwoye’s grandfather Unoka…

it yourself. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe tells the story of a man named Okonkwo. He had to build his life from the ground up, due to the lack of support from his lazy, dishonorable father. In the Ibo culture a man was hardworking and independent. Okonkwo was a perfect representation of a true man. In fear of being like his father he worked very hard to get where he was at the top of the clan. Even though Okonkwo had a hard beginning with his lack of a fatherly figure, he was still a…

Okonkwo, the protagonist of Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, is the epitome of the self-made man. He starts from humble beginnings and turns himself into a successful farmer, wrestler, and warrior, propelled by a fear of seeming weak and womanish like his father, Unoko. At first, Okonkwo makes conscious behavioral choices as a reaction against Unoko, but over time, his desire for strength and masculinity becomes a subconscious personality trait and manifests itself in the way he reacts…