Okonkwo

In the novel, Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe Tells a story of a warrior named Okonkwo. Okonkwo was a coward. This is what lead him to his fate. He was very proud of his village, Umuofia, Because they were a great warrior clan. Okonkwo was a very successful farmer of yams. He favored his daughter because she was the most beautiful girl in the clan and she cared for him. Though he showed his sons the way of the clans religion, One of his sons converted to a new religion, which causes stress in Okonkwo. Okonkwo later received another son named Ikemefuna, he was very proud of Ikemefuna and sometimes wished he were his real son. In the end, their relationship ended badly. Okonkwo was surely a great leader and warrior, but he also had his weaknesses.

One of his weaknesses was his lack of acceptance for his son, Nwoye. As the white men moved into Umuofia and built their church, Nwoye became interested in their religion. This began Okonkwo’s disrespect in towards Nwoye. He was so disappointed in his own son for not following their clans religion. Okonkwo began feeling as if he was looked at like his father Unoka, A failure, for Nwoye’s new choice of religion. So, Okonkwo beat Nwoye hoping it would be enough for him to change back to his first religion. Although Okonkwo beat him, Nwoye

So, he built himself two obi’s andplanned on building one more for his crops. When he came back from Mbanta. These new building would help him rebuild his reputation as a leader. When Okonkwo was banished from Umuofia, They replaced him with a new leader, so that would make it harder to get his position back. Okonkwo soon realized that his clan had changed since he was exiled. He found they were no longer the strongest village, but now one of the weakest. He did not want to be a part of such a “ Feminine Village” as he would call it. Okonkwo knew he’d have to somehow change them back into what they once were,