Okonkwo Sympathy

In the story of Things Fall Apart, the emotional understanding of one man in the Igbo culture is put to the test. Okonkwo is a man of many words: strength, courage, power etc. He is known in his clan for being one of the strongest men, both physically and mentally. Sympathy is not something many describe Okonkwo as, but they are wrong. Okonkwo is a sympathetic character as it can be seen through other characters such as his second wife Ekwefi and her daughter Ezinma, but also a boy named Ikemefuna. Okonkwo has a deep love for his daughter Ezinma and his second wife Ekwefi. After Ekwefi had born nine children that had all died she finally had Ezinma who lived past what was expected. Ezinma is where Ekwefi had put all her love, Ekwefi would