Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo is a person who
doesn’t show any type of emotion and is struggling with looking tuff and not
weak. Okonkwo was told that ikemefuna had to live with his family for a while
he did obeyed. At first he wasn’t very fond of ikemefuna but later on he saw
how a hard worker and a good influence he was to his real son Nwoye. Nwoye gets
very close to Ikemefuna and feel like their brothers.. Ikemefuna’s fate gets
decided by The Oracle that he must be killed even though Oknowowo was sad about
it he decided to let it happen and he went with them. Okonowo to show he was
not weak decided to kill ikemefuna himself and When Ikemefuna runs to Okonkwo
and says “My father, they have killed me!” (Achebe,61) he killed him with his
machete and went on like nothing happened.
In Okonkwo eyes emotion is a sign of weakness that’s why he never shows
it to show everyone he takes control. Okonkwo anger gets the best of him for
example was the “Week of peace”. During the “Week of peace” also known as the
sacred week, was the time before people started to plant crops. The “Week of
peace” means everyone had to live in peace with no problems in order of the
goddess so their crops can grow. He had broken the peace by beating his
youngest wife Ojiugo in a way in which he couldn’t stop. Okonkwo hit Ojiugo
because she went to get her hair done and didn’t come back in time to cook
lunch. Okonkwo anger was so uncontrollable that he did not stop his beating for
nothing as quoted in the story. “Okonokwo was not the man to stop his beating
somebody half-way through, not even for a fear of goddess”.(Achebe,30)
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