Okonkwo wanted to be strong, unlike how his father was. He was poor, had no land, no titles, and was always in debt, so “Okonkwo was ruled by one passion-to hate everything that his father Unoka had ever loved” (23), that was his reasoning for being strong. Okonkwo did not learn anything throughout his life after everyone told him to be more kind, but rejected all the ideas. The people of the Ibo culture did not follow him, nor did they listen to him, so in the end, he had committed suicide. As Okonkwo lived his life, he did not really learn anything, from the people teaching him to be more kind and to treat women more equally than he had been doing. Okonkwo had a climax so much hate built up inside of him that he exploded with disappointment and had no other choice. Okonkwo has become the tragic hero of the story as he showed that culture collision have negative
Okonkwo wanted to be strong, unlike how his father was. He was poor, had no land, no titles, and was always in debt, so “Okonkwo was ruled by one passion-to hate everything that his father Unoka had ever loved” (23), that was his reasoning for being strong. Okonkwo did not learn anything throughout his life after everyone told him to be more kind, but rejected all the ideas. The people of the Ibo culture did not follow him, nor did they listen to him, so in the end, he had committed suicide. As Okonkwo lived his life, he did not really learn anything, from the people teaching him to be more kind and to treat women more equally than he had been doing. Okonkwo had a climax so much hate built up inside of him that he exploded with disappointment and had no other choice. Okonkwo has become the tragic hero of the story as he showed that culture collision have negative