Okonkwo Research Paper

Okonkwo is a well-respected man and warrior of Umuofia who rose from poverty and descended to destitution. As a boy Okonkwo was able to work hard and gain status, at his height he was progressively disgraced by a series of his own actions and banished from the tribe for several years. After returning Okonkwo gained some traction in his village but was imprisoned and died disgracefully through suicide. The most harmful event in his personal tragedy is the accidental murder of a clansman which led to his exile.
Okonkwo has grown up hating his father due to his laziness which caused his family to starve and go deep into debt. From boyhood, Okonkwo would grow yams to support his mother and sisters which begun his success. Okonkwo feared laziness and cowardice holding himself to high standards and giving him a great work ethic which all the leaders of the clan saw. Because he showed that he was not afraid of hard work after his father’s death he was able to borrow seed yams from Nwakibie to start his own farm at eighteen; most boys inherited farms from their fathers.
Our protagonist’s first year of farming his own yams was plagued by natural disasters which
With Okonkwo’s ideas, the people of Umuofia would not have been taken over in such a manner, Okonkwo is very aggressive and fearless and would definitely have lead the tribe to war if need be. However, the tribe is now weak and only after the Christians have unmasked and killed an egwuwu did they react with any sort of force. After this act of force Okonkwo and five other men were called by the Commissioner and imprisoned; these men were beaten, starved, and dehumanized for days. Their release was only allowed when the tribe paid a hefty fine and after this abuse, the tribe failed to stand up against measly messengers. After killing a messenger and seeing the weakness of his tribe Okonkwo commits suicide tarnishing his