Okonkwo tried to use violence against them to terminate their religion out of their village. However, he hesitated since Nwoye was part of them. In fact, many of the people from Umuofia are converts, so Okonkwo does not want to hurt them. At the end, Okonkwo started the war with the missionaries when their messenger said “‘the white man whole power you know too well has ordered this meeting to stop.’ In a flash Okonkwo drew his machete..and the man’s head lay beside his uniformed body” (204). This scenario is closely similar to when the neighboring village, Abame, was burned down into ruins when they killed a white man. Okonkwo knew this was going to happen to Umuofia too, so he got protective and killed himself to guard his entire village. He took matters into his own hands, which was a manly thing to do and sacrificed himself, but he would not have to put himself in that position if he just listened to the messenger and talk to him with his
Okonkwo tried to use violence against them to terminate their religion out of their village. However, he hesitated since Nwoye was part of them. In fact, many of the people from Umuofia are converts, so Okonkwo does not want to hurt them. At the end, Okonkwo started the war with the missionaries when their messenger said “‘the white man whole power you know too well has ordered this meeting to stop.’ In a flash Okonkwo drew his machete..and the man’s head lay beside his uniformed body” (204). This scenario is closely similar to when the neighboring village, Abame, was burned down into ruins when they killed a white man. Okonkwo knew this was going to happen to Umuofia too, so he got protective and killed himself to guard his entire village. He took matters into his own hands, which was a manly thing to do and sacrificed himself, but he would not have to put himself in that position if he just listened to the messenger and talk to him with his