How Are Okonkwo And Nwoye Alike

Think about having a father that expects for you to be like him but you’re remotely different, how do you handle it? In Things Fall Apart, a novel by Chinua Achebe, you view how a son, named Nwoye reacts to the challenge of expressing his individuality along with the expectations that his father, Okonkwo has for him. Nwoye’s initial struggle of finding himself and embracing his differences from his father show how a cultural collision can be for the better and have a positive effect on an individual. The introduction of Western ideas save him from his situation with his father and brings him a new culture that he can ultimately relate to.
Nwoye doesn't fit in with the violence and manly act that is apart of his culture. His differences bring about conflicts with his father as Okonkwo doesn't like how Nwoye is more like his grandfather and mother instead of him. “The boy was afraid of him and slipped out of the hut as soon as he noticed him dozing.” (46) Nwoye does not agree with violence and when his father killed Ikemefuna, he then feared his father. “I have done my best to make Nwoye grow into a man, but there is too much of his mother in him." (48) Okonkwo does not like the fact that
The introduction of Western ideas ultimately helped Nwoye with his confidence to embrace his differences.”He was already beginning to know some of the simple stories they told.” (112) Nwoye enjoyed intellect and storytelling like his mother and the Christian religion included those aspects. “He was happy to leave his father. (114) The escape from nonviolence and harms way benefits Nwoye as it is not apart of his character or beliefs. “He would return later to his mother and his brothers and sisters and convert them to the new faith.” (114) Nwoye was more like his mother and grandfather overall so he wanted to bring to her the new faith, in hopes of her converting to Christianity like he