Okonkwo's Motivation Towards Violence Analysis
Okonkwo’s Motivation Towards Violence
TS: In the novel, Okonkwo’s fear of failure and weakness motivates him to violence.
CD: For instance, at the sacrifice of Ikemefuna, “Dazed with fear, Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down” (52).
CM: Okonkwo becomes dazed after being called “father” by Ikemefuna because it consumes him with emotion, which he had always taught himself to hide, due to emotions equating with weakness.
CM: Giving into his emotions, Okonkwo reacts with fear that elders will see him as a failure, thus Okonkwo resorts to violence.
CD: Before Okonkwo goes hunting, “...the wife who had just been beaten murmured something about guns that never shot… Okonkwo heard it and ran madly… run out again and aimed at her… [and] pressed
TS: In the novel, Okonkwo’s fear of failure and weakness motivates him to violence.
CD: For instance, at the sacrifice of Ikemefuna, “Dazed with fear, Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down” (52).
CM: Okonkwo becomes dazed after being called “father” by Ikemefuna because it consumes him with emotion, which he had always taught himself to hide, due to emotions equating with weakness.
CM: Giving into his emotions, Okonkwo reacts with fear that elders will see him as a failure, thus Okonkwo resorts to violence.
CD: Before Okonkwo goes hunting, “...the wife who had just been beaten murmured something about guns that never shot… Okonkwo heard it and ran madly… run out again and aimed at her… [and] pressed