Why Did Achebe Decided To Write A Book About The Umuofia Tribe

Their is a question I ask myself, Why did Chinua Achebe decided to write a book about the Umuofia tribe? & What is the hidden meaning toward writing the book? I came with a conclusion that he wanted to revive a certain clan that has now evolved into civilization and long last forgotten over its original ancient customs. Achebe gave us a opportunity to visualize what it means to be in tribe but he also gave us the opportunity to see inside of some well known characters that play a big part in the tribe. We got to know that every character has a different mind set and different emotions. Achebe uses perspective on other characters on a road to revive the clan that ones ruled their surrounding. The noble guarantee us a visual POV on how the main character Okonkwo sees the world differently than those dear to him.
When Okonkwo was born his dad didn't take care of him but instead Okonkwo it was the opposite, he took care of his family and beg for a Jams from a noble just to demonstrate that he is not a nocent. From his childhood on forward Okonkwo hated males that resemble his father, all coward and emotional. Chinua Achebe gave us another visual on how Okonkwo despise being weak. This visual is a bit brutal in a way but it is consider one of the clan’s custom which can’t be denied otherwise you will suffer the consequences. “Dozed with fear, Okonkwo drew his machete and cut him down, he was afraid of being thought weak.” (Pg.61) What can we take out of this quote? The quote tells us that Okonkwo is afraid of being look down and fragile. Okonkwo is in a way selfish over his reputation, he only thinks about himself and does not sees how it affect people around him. From this quote Okonkwo was put in the situation where he himself sees people being cowards, he had to kill his own