How Does Okonkwo Use Violence In Things Fall Apart

Okonkwo is a man who uses violence to prove he is a man to the igbo men and he starts to be controlled with violence. But by noticing how violence changed his relationship with his family.

The great thing about “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe is that he presented Okonkwo as a hard-working man and a loving person. But most of Okonkwo success is tied to the fact that he doesn't want to turn out like his father.

But as a igbo warrior Okonkwo takes pride for his wealth and titles, he fears failure and all weakness and laziness. He is deeply embarrassed by his father Unoka because of how he grew up. As reading the book i as a reader was always confused why okonkwo was always beating his wives and children just for every small thing they did. Looking back into

By being cold and ruthless to his family, he felt that he was projecting a constant state of strength and power. But going back to how Okonkwo said he does not want to be like his father but he is acting like his father. He says he loves his family but he still continues to abuse and abuse his wives and kids. But as reading other articles they say that it's the igbo culture and its “ok” in Nigeria to beat your children and wives to “discipline” them. But everyone understands that but Okonkwo just does it whenever he wants which is what we call child abuse and domestic violence in our American culture. As looking back to my double-entry journal that i did on 12/18/16 i was talking about how Okonkwo shouldn't be someone that we feel sympathy for because as the quote says “I will not have a son who cannot hold up his head in the gathering of the clan. I would sooner strangle him with my own hands. And if you stand staring at me like that. Amandiora will break your head for you.” Why would i consider him as a sympathetic character when he literally threatens to kill his own child just because he couldn't keep his head up at a gathering of