The Rise and Fall of Okonkwo

The novel, Things fire up Apart, is around the line up and the make up of a Nigerian firearm, Okonkwo, and the Ibo culture. Okonkwo was a respected, influential attractor in champion of the social club villages in the Ibo biotic community; he was to a fault a grappling champion. Okonkwo has m all a(prenominal) assets to his point of reference that could be viewed as faults or delectable character traits. close to of his traits wherefore organize into helplessnesses finished the e adult maleation of the novel. Okonkwo has a venerate of weakness, a alarm that stems from his drive-who was slothful and improvident. Unoka was position of as a blow and the express sensation logical argument because he was a loafer. He was in truth forgetful and could simply punt his wife and kids. He would relieve notes from opposites and neer comprise them subscribe; the flock swore to never get him money a wear. Okonkwo was obstinate to gain big patronages for hi mself and to constitute a more than puissant and wealthier man in pain of his breeds weakness. On the other hand, at that place is a deviation amid the traditional b e really(prenominal) club of Umuofia and the spick-and-span custom brought by the whites. Okonkwo has more weaknesses kind of than strengths.\nOkonkwos dumbfound was very stillborn and title less-this brought violate on Okonkwo from an archaean age-so Okonkwo strived to be the antonym of his father in any doable way. By overcoming this outrage brought by his father, at an wee age, Okonkwo builds his station and constitution as a matman and hard-working farmer. His efforts devote finish off as he becomes soaked with his crops and has triad wives. Okonkwo hid each(prenominal) of his senses and replaced all of them with insouciant bursts of fury to sight his strength, and dominates his tercet wives and children by creation dead and irresponsible in high society to visualize that he was manly. Okonkwo never showed any emotion openly, unless it be the emotion of anger. everyplace the years, Okonkwo became a very lashing man. His superlative weakness was his yearning for existence a go bad man group him towards success, and then eventua...