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    he begins to reveal the consequences of his fear of weakness—his tragic flaw. Okonkwo hates not only idleness but also gentleness; he demands that his family works as long as he does (without regarding their lesser physical stamina)‚ and he nags and beats his oldest son‚ Nwoye. Yet the problem with fire‚ as Okonkwo acknowledges in Chapters Seventeen and Twenty-Four‚ is that it destroys everything it consumes. Okonkwo is both physically destructive—he kills Ikemefuna and Ogbuefi Ezeudu’s son—and

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    1 The women in Umofia are unrecognized for their hard word dedication to their families. Point 2 Change is inevitable we must let things fall apart so other things can fall together Point 3 The necessity of balance in gender responsibility Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives‚ especially the youngest‚ lived in perpetual fear of his fiery temper […] (2.12) In the Igbo world‚ men are the dominant sex and they “rule” over their families‚ including their wives. Women are relegated

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    economically. Okonkwo is also well respected in his tribe and admired due to the wrestling match he had with a bully of the tribe. The only thing from the western tragedy is that onkonkwo didn’t have a noble birth of childhood because his father was a failure and owed the whole tribe money. The tragic fall okonkwo receives is the murder of ikemefuna‚ he becomes depressed because he was involved in the young mans death. Also at a funeral of a tribe member okonkwo kills young boy

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    a the tragic character incorporated into the novel are present in the protagonist‚ Okonkwo. FirstIn him‚ the concept of hamartia‚ a tragic flaw in the protagonist‚ is evident in Okonkwo. His life is driven by ahis overpowering fear of failure. It is this fear that restrictsprevents him from showing sensitivity or any other sign of weakness when interacting with other charactershis family or friends: Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives‚ especially the youngest‚ lived

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    Destiny Takes A Toll While reading Things Fall Apart it is important to realize that in the end it is not Okonkwo’s choices but in fact destinies work that brought Okonkwo’s life to his tragic end. Since the day Okonkwo is born destiny is not on his side. His father is a nobody‚ Okonkwo accidently murdering a clan member and his son Nwoye converting to Christianity can all be shown to prove it is in fact destiny’s work and to show he has absolutely no say in his tragic end. Destiny is a debatable

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    Okonkw's Insecurity

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    feeling insecure is normal but insecurity taking over a person might result in his downfall. That’s what happened to Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart. Okonkwo’s obsession with what others think of him started from an early age‚ which would drive him to be insecure. Okonkwo’s father is the reason for Okonkwo’s insecurity. His dad being viewed as a nothing would make Okonkwo wants to be viewed as everything his father wasn’t. Okonkwo’s first priority is to maintain his masculinity in

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    woman of Umuofia. He was set to live with Okonkwo‚ a successful man and wrestler‚ and his family until his execution came. Okonkwo and his family‚ especially his son Nwoye‚ became fond of Ikemefuna and liked him very much. It took three years for the oracle to decide that it was time for Ikemefuna to die‚ and even though Okonkwo did not have to do it himself‚ since Ikemefuna referred to him as father‚ he delivered the killing blow. As both being men‚ Okonkwo and Nwoye tried to hide their emotions over

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    behavior and how it affects Okonkwo‚ shows the importance of the themes: greatness and ambition‚ fear‚ masculinity/femininity‚ and fate/religion. Unoka lacked responsibility. He was poor‚ lazy‚ and neglectful of his wife‚ and he did not plan for the future. During his life‚

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    strong and power man named Okonkwo who lived in Nigeria. Although Okonkwo was one of the main leaders in the tribe of Umuofia‚ his whole life was driven by his constant fear of becoming like his dad. Because of this‚ he went out of his way to be the complete opposite of his father. Later on in the story‚ Okonkwo accidentally killed a boy and his town exiled him to his mother’s homeland for 7 long‚ dreadful years. Once he was allowed to come back‚ it didn’t take long for Okonkwo to realize all the things

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    the protagonists of the novel‚ Okonkwo‚ who is given a name of a great warrior and the one who once brought the honor to his village. His whole life is contributed by the fear of weakness and failure. The only feature he values is the manliness which he considers as the most important trait out of all presented in a casual family man. Unoka‚ Okonkwo’s father died titleless‚ and was called Agbala‚ meaning ‘woman’ which for man counted as a cruel offending. Okonkwo encounters with troubles while

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