At a burial, Okonkwo's gun exploded and a piece of iron pierced a sixteen year old boy's heart. From that moment, the only option open to Okonkwo was to flee from the clan. Okonkwo's life and the lives of his family changed overnight. The novel tells us that "his life had been ruled by a great passion - to become one of the lords of the clan. That had been his life spring. Then everything had been broken". Everything Okonkwo had worked towards in his life was destroyed, destroyed by unexpected circumstances. Hence, this event shows that the view "things do not change, we do" is incorrect, as Okonkwo and his family did not change or cause change; circumstances changed their
At a burial, Okonkwo's gun exploded and a piece of iron pierced a sixteen year old boy's heart. From that moment, the only option open to Okonkwo was to flee from the clan. Okonkwo's life and the lives of his family changed overnight. The novel tells us that "his life had been ruled by a great passion - to become one of the lords of the clan. That had been his life spring. Then everything had been broken". Everything Okonkwo had worked towards in his life was destroyed, destroyed by unexpected circumstances. Hence, this event shows that the view "things do not change, we do" is incorrect, as Okonkwo and his family did not change or cause change; circumstances changed their