Okonkwo

of western ideas into the Ibo culture. Okonkwo started out in the novel as a wealthy and respected warrior of the Umuofia clan, a lower Nigerian tribe that is part of a consortium of nine connected villages. But the cultural collision of the British colonists and Ibo people affected Okonkwo to the point of his depression, downfall, and eventually death. The reason for Okonkwo’s change in their sense of identity included the killing of Ikemefuna, when Okonkwo accidentally killed Ogbuefi Ezeudu’s…

to surviving flame, is not unlike the character of Okonkwo in the novel Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe. Okonkwo was an honored member of an African clan, the Igbo, who lived his life with one goal: strength. Okonkwo pushed himself to be the essence of masculinity and power in every facet of his life, which left him constantly simmering and angry. There was no room for anything that could possibly take away from his firmness. For…

contributes to writing and understanding the novel. The protagonist of Things Fall Apart is Okonkwo. He is a warrior, farmer and a leader in the Igbo clan known as Umuofia. He is well respected by his clan members because of his hard work and service to his clan. Okonkwo has three wives and several children. His determination to not be like his lazy, poor father lead to his success. Unoka is the father of Okonkwo. He is known as a weak, poor and irresponsible person by his clan. He is known to…

Joseph Conrad, the authors use Okonkwo and Kurtz’s personalities and their pressures of social and natural environments to cause their own personal failures. In the novel, Things Fall Apart, Chebe begins by saying how Okonkwo, who is the main character of the story, is well known throughout the nine villages due to throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze is a great wrestler from Umuofia to Mbaino and is known to be unbeaten for the last seven years. One day in a fight Okonkwo just threw him and ever…

influence and change Okonkwo. The themes used are a major part of the book because of the roles they play in the village and surrounding areas. Okonkwo values masculinity over pretty much everything else. Okonkwo says “I have done my best to make Nwoye grow into a man, but there is too much of his mother in him” and “If Ezinma had been a boy I would have been happier” (57). Him saying this shows just how important masculinity is to the people in the village. It shows that Okonkwo wishes his…

work of historical fiction, Okonkwo wants the people of Umuofia to fight against the British, but instead many of the people of Umuofia follow the new ideas the British bring such as Christianity. Then Okonkwo loses hope that his people, so then Okonkwo commits suicide by hanging himself from a tree. Achebe illustrates that encountering a new religion can be difficult even though the initial change may be good. Before the British came to the nine villages of Umuofia, Okonkwo is seen as a…

irony is a huge part of Things Fall Apart, the book as a whole is based upon irony. Irony can be seen through out the book and is what drives the action forward. --- New Slide Lets take a look at the life of our main character Okonkwo. Throughout the book Okonkwo strives to be the best and be unwavering in front of his bad fortunes,” “Since I survived that year,” he always said, “I shall survive anything.” He put it down to his inflexible will.”. His biggest motivation was his hate towards…

tunnelled vision for Okonkwo when looking at situations. Given a situation, Okonkwo looks at it with his pride in the back of his head, and what he will do to make himself look stronger. Knowing that his new son, Ikemefuna, is to be killed Okonkwo is told not to be part in his death. Okonkwo's stubborn and single-minded brain thought only about his pride and what he had to do to look strong. Okonkwo disobeyed his direction, and killed Ikemefuna with no second thought. “Okonkwo drew his machete…

Achebe, Okonkwo’s inability to change causes the majority of his problems that he attempts to resolve them using the same methods that caused them, “No problem can be solved from the same level if consciousness that created it.” (Einstein). The way Okonkwo tries to remedy his problems propel the theme that change is inevitable. Okonkwo’s motivations, character developments and interactions with things and people around him suggest he is a Byronic Hero. Okonkwo’s success and popularity within…

Okonkwo’s father, was lazy and improvident, hardly thinking about tomorrow. If Unoka had any money he would hurry and buy palm-wine and owned everyone of his neighbors some money and cowrie. Okonkwo always had a bad taste in his mouth for his father, he never wanted anything to do with him, Unoka would…