How Does Okonkwo Do Not Change
Change is a part of life that nobody can avoid.In Things Fall Apart written by Chinua Achebe there are several instances where Okonkwo regrets what he does but he cannot change the course of events.Okonkwo killed his son Ikemefuma and he regretted it,but he couldnt change the fact that he killed him.There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change is a justfiyable theme for Things Fall Apart,because once something is done you will not be able to change it and you may regret it. “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change” is a theme of Things Fall Apart because Okonkwo cannot change the course of events. “Dazed with fear,Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down.He was afraid of being thought weak.”Pg 61.If Okonkwo did not kill Ikemefuna he would have been thought of as weak,and that is something that Okonkwo did not want but it was also something that he could not change.This is an example of ‘There Are Somethings That You Cannot Change’ because it shows an example of something that Okonkwo cannot change.But after killing Ikemefuna , Okonkwo started to feel regret. “Okonkwo did not taste any
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food for two days after the death of Ikemefuna.He drank palm wine from morning till night,and his eyes were red and fierce like the eyes of a rat when it was caught by the tail and dashed against the floor.”pg 63.This shows that Okonkwo is feeling regret because Okonkwo was drinking,usually when someone drinks it is to let loose and release stress.Okonkwo's stress is coming from the guilt of killing Ikemefuna. Okonkwo had to choose between killing his son or being called weak,even though he was the strongest man in the clan and he regretted the decision that he made.
Events in Things Fall Apart could represent the theme “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change”,because there are some things that Okonkwo cannot change.”He could return to the clan after seven years”pg 124.Okonkwo was exiled from his clan to his motherland for accidentally killing a warrior's son while at the funeral.This represents the theme “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change” because Okonkwo killed a boy,even though he did not want to kill the boy he cannot change that he killed a boy.Okonkwo does not show regret for killing the warrior's son,but he was disappointed that he had to leave his clan and go back to his mother's land because he felt it was a punishment.When you are sent back to your mother's land you are basically stripped of your dignity because you do not belong to your mother,but to your father.
Being that Okonkwo was gone for so long,lots of change must have came to his clan.”A man's place was not always there,waiting for him. As soon as he left someone else rose and filled it”.Okonkwo's spot upon the nine masked spirits was lost because he was exiled from the clan for accidentally killing a man's son.This Justifies the theme ‘There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change’ because Okonkwo would never want to be exiled from his clan,because he would lose everything.People would no longer see him as the strong man that he could be,but as someone who got exiled from a clan for killing someone.Okonkwo would want to change this if he can but he cannot,because “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change”.
During the course of time things will take place that people would want to change but they cannot. Things Fall Apart represents ‘There Are Some Things That People Cannot Change’, because their are many events that happen that Okonkwo cannot change,but he can regret some of the things that he has done.
food for two days after the death of Ikemefuna.He drank palm wine from morning till night,and his eyes were red and fierce like the eyes of a rat when it was caught by the tail and dashed against the floor.”pg 63.This shows that Okonkwo is feeling regret because Okonkwo was drinking,usually when someone drinks it is to let loose and release stress.Okonkwo's stress is coming from the guilt of killing Ikemefuna. Okonkwo had to choose between killing his son or being called weak,even though he was the strongest man in the clan and he regretted the decision that he made.
Events in Things Fall Apart could represent the theme “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change”,because there are some things that Okonkwo cannot change.”He could return to the clan after seven years”pg 124.Okonkwo was exiled from his clan to his motherland for accidentally killing a warrior's son while at the funeral.This represents the theme “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change” because Okonkwo killed a boy,even though he did not want to kill the boy he cannot change that he killed a boy.Okonkwo does not show regret for killing the warrior's son,but he was disappointed that he had to leave his clan and go back to his mother's land because he felt it was a punishment.When you are sent back to your mother's land you are basically stripped of your dignity because you do not belong to your mother,but to your father.
Being that Okonkwo was gone for so long,lots of change must have came to his clan.”A man's place was not always there,waiting for him. As soon as he left someone else rose and filled it”.Okonkwo's spot upon the nine masked spirits was lost because he was exiled from the clan for accidentally killing a man's son.This Justifies the theme ‘There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change’ because Okonkwo would never want to be exiled from his clan,because he would lose everything.People would no longer see him as the strong man that he could be,but as someone who got exiled from a clan for killing someone.Okonkwo would want to change this if he can but he cannot,because “There Are Some Things That You Cannot Change”.
During the course of time things will take place that people would want to change but they cannot. Things Fall Apart represents ‘There Are Some Things That People Cannot Change’, because their are many events that happen that Okonkwo cannot change,but he can regret some of the things that he has done.