Okonkwo And Othello Differences

Othello and Okonkwo built their reputation based upon the feels of being different. Othello was always looked down upon because of the differences within his race and his beliefs. He wanted to prove that he could still be the same as others despite the visual gap. Okonkwo always had the urge to be different than what his father was. He didn’t want to be viewed as Unoka’s son, so he decided to make a reputation for himself. Othello was mostly looked down upon those who needed him as a savior the most. Brabantio, Desdemona’s father, called on Othello to serve for him in war, but bashed him by saying, “ and she, in spite of nature, of years, of country, credit, everything,to fall in love with what she feared to look on?” ( found in Act 1 Scene 3) in refusal of his daughter really being in love with a moor.
So Othello worked hard to lift that certain repute off of him and decided to become more of what they least expected him to be. He wanted honor and respect and like him Okonkwo also did. Okonkwo’s village judge based on the background of a man’s worth. Men was well respected but men like Unoka who “ had died, taken no title at all, and who was in heavy debt,” ( Chapter 1 Page 16 Line 1) was not well respected so, Okonkwo, having a father like Unoka, had to prove otherwise that he was much different than his lazy father and “ anyone who knew his grim and struggle against poverty and misfortune could not say he had been lucky,” ( Chapter 4 Page 3 Line 2 ). He had to make an uprise from a deep hole. He had to bury the roots of his father, to create his