Okonkwo

novel Things Fall Apart - set around 1900 - for the character of Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s infatuation with his understanding of what a perfect man of high status should be became the central cause of his self-inflicted demise. Okonkwo’s obsession with masculinity has significant effects on his relationships with others, as well his attitude toward them. The first incident of these effects is Okonkwo’s feelings toward his father Unoka. Okonkwo…

that led up to the death of the main character, Okonkwo. Okonkwo, who finds himself unable to adapt to the changes taking place in society, is a personal tragedy. From this, we can learn that his death was indeed in vain. His refusal to change, which contrasted with the society’s willingness to change, can be a key example that close mindedness has it's negative outcomes with very little to few positive outcomes. In many ways Achebe describes Okonkwo as a tragic hero, however there are some…

with the character of Okonkwo. These points are essential to the novels storyline because, it is Unokas ways that leads his son Okonkwo to want to completely detach himself from his father. Okonkwo sees anything that is weak or feminine like as a complete disgrace, something unbearable. He is very black and white, women are meant to be weak and comprise to what men say and men have to be responsible and strong. This is an explanation to why the relationship between Okonkwo and his eldest son…

that connects them as a whole, but, disconnects them from their own dignity. This stereotype of being strong leads Okonkwo, the protagonist, to make several mistakes throughout his journey. In Things Fall Apart, Achebe incorporates elements of Greek Tragedy, and in doing so, not only conveys the depth of the tragedy of the Ibo people, but also appeals to a wider western audience. “Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond”(1).…

was not without reason. An example of how the slow yet detailed structure enhanced the novel was through the many Ibo stories Achebe interweaved. One of these was the story of the tortoise, in chapter eleven. Ekwefi, mother to Ezinma and wife to Okonkwo, tells the story explaining why the tortoise’s shell was imperfect. Achebe takes many pages to tell the story to the reader, and eventually the reader begins to wish that Ekwefi would just cut to the chase with the story. Interestingly enough,…

toward a specific goal. When Okonkwo would think about his unsuccessful father he would purposely remove the thought with his own strength and success. He would also deal with anything that wouldn’t meet his standards. One day Nwoye and Ikemufuna were working with Okonkwo in the barn where Okonkwo notices a messy job from Nwoye and Ikemufuna. Okonkwo yells at them both and causing them both to become more terrified of Okonkwo, wouldn’t want to mess anything up. Okonkwo also yells at Ekwefi, one…

identity is illustrated as a major theme within the ever changing African Culture. Although both Achebe and Fuller depict a transitioning culture, Okonkwo and Fuller deal with their sense of identity in each novel differently, gradually resulting in a stronger self identity for Fuller and a lost identity for Okonkwo. Achebe crafts the identity of Okonkwo to be strong in the beginning due to his achievements…

from such different times in history. Othello of Shakespeare’s Othello and Okonkwo of Achebe’s Things Fall Apart explore all aspects of the human personality. The similarities between the two men are very prominent. Pride is a tragic flaw in both Shakespeare’s Othello and Achebe’s Okonkwo. Likewise, both characters are African-American, subjecting them to racial discrimination and categorization. Othello and Okonkwo are easily angered and often blow up entirely. This gives them a unique…

underestimated their enemies. Dr.Stockmann and Okonkwo, are both men of strong believes in their causes. However, they are unlike each other in the way that each ends the narrative. While Dr.Stockmann understands that there is dignity in standing up for one’s beliefs, even if he stands alone, Okonkwo hangs himself because his beliefs are no longer honored among his people. He feels he has no choice but to kill himself. As we might have seen few similarities between Okonkwo and Dr.Stockmann,…

personality, a tragic flaw that causes their downfall, they go on a journey or participate on a quest, has a large capacity for suffering, and their downfall is preceded by self-realization. There are many examples of tragic heroes in stories, including Okonkwo from the novel Things Fall Apart. In addition, another example of a tragic hero is the tree in the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. What the author is trying to portray about the concept of a tragic hero in The Giving Tree is…