Gender Roles In Umuofia

Gender had different expectations in Umuofia because masculinity was strongly believed. For example, men were taught at a young age that he has to be tough and to work hard in order to raise a family in contrast, women were taught to cook and to take care of the children. Nwoye and Ezinma were treated differently by their father Okonkwo. Okonkwo wanted Nwoye to be more masculine since Nwoye would rather play with the other kids or listen to his mother's stories. When Nwoye listened to his father's stories of becoming a man, he understands that violence was a way to resolve a problem or to work harder at the farm so that his father can support the family even when he has to sacrifice his animals to pray for a specific god. However, Ezinma has